Epes, Alabama

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Epes, Alabama
settlement_type = Town


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map_caption = Location in Sumter County and the state of Alabama


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Alabama
subdivision_name2 = Sumter
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area_total_km2 = 5
area_total_sq_mi = 1.9
area_land_km2 = 5
area_land_sq_mi = 1.9
area_water_km2 = 0
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 164
elevation_m = 50
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 206
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population_density_km2 = 41.2
population_density_sq_mi = 108.4
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
latd = 32 |latm = 41 |lats = 25 |latNS = N
longd = 88 |longm = 7 |longs = 27 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 35460
area_code = 205
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 01-24256
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0118012
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Epes is a town in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 206.

Geography

Epes is located at coor dms|32|41|26|N|88|7|27|W|city (32.690497, -88.124182)GR|1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 206 people, 80 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 107.1 people per square mile (41.4/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 54.6/sq mi (21.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 15.53% White, 83.98% Black or African American and 0.49% Native American.

There were 80 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.5% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.65.

In the town the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $14,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,404. About 22.2% of families and 25.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.0% of those sixty five or over.

Economy

In April, 2008, Epes was chosen as the site of a $450 million United States Steel plant which will produce a new alloy for use in steel making operations near Birmingham, Alabama. Up to 235 permanent jobs will be produced paying about $50,000 annually. [ citation|last=Johnson |first=Bob |title=U.S. Steel announces plant for Alabama's Black Belt region |newspaper=Press-Register (Mobile) |pages=6B |year=2008 |date=2008-04-19 |accessdate = 2008-04-19]

References

External links

* [http://www.cityofepesalabama.com/ Offical Site]