Carbon Hill, Alabama

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Carbon Hill, Alabama
settlement_type = City


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map_caption = Location in Walker 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 = Walker
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area_total_km2 = 14.4
area_total_sq_mi = 5.5
area_land_km2 = 14.3
area_land_sq_mi = 5.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 479
elevation_m = 146
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2071
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population_density_km2 = 143.8
population_density_sq_mi = 376.5
timezone = Central (CST)
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latd = 33 |latm = 53 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 87 |longm = 31 |longs = 27 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 35549
area_code = 205
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blank_info = 01-12016
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Carbon Hill is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,071.

Geography

Carbon Hill, Alabama was began as a small mining town in extreme Western Walker County. The city is located at coor dms|33|53|26|N|87|31|28|W|city (33.890690, -87.524307)GR|1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.6 square miles (14.5 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.90%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,071 people, 880 households, and 579 families residing in the city. The population density was 374.3 people per square mile (144.6/km²). There were 1,017 housing units at an average density of 183.8/sq mi (71.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.43% White, 8.74% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.29% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 880 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,861, and the median income for a family was $25,556. Males had a median income of $23,241 versus $15,170 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,100. About 23.0% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

This town is served by the Carbon Hill High School, a facility of 310 students in grades 9-12. The school is widely known as the first place of employment for legendary college basketball coach "Wimp" Sanderson, and home to many great collegiate football players. The school's mascot is the Bulldog, and the colors are blue and white. The school is a member of the Walker County Board of Education. In 2002, the original school building was destroyed by fire. It was recently replaced by a new building. [http://www.walkercountyschools.com/chhs/] The elementary school which some of the students were temporarily relocated was destroyed by a tornado that destroyed much of Carbon Hill on November 10, 2002. [http://media.www.cw.ua.edu/media/storage/paper959/news/2003/11/06/News/Town-Rebuilds.Recovers.From.Past.Tragedies-2859882.shtml]

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