- Oak Hill, Alabama
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Oak Hill, Alabama — Town — Location of Oak Hill in Wilcox County and the state of Alabama Coordinates: 31°55′31″N 87°4′58″W / 31.92528°N 87.08278°W Country United States State Alabama County Wilcox Area – Total 0.6 sq mi (10 km2) – Land 0.6 sq mi (10 km2) – Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Population (2000) – Total 37 – Density 66.0/sq mi (25.5/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 36766 Area code(s) 251 FIPS code 01-55848 Oak Hill is a town in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. The population was 37 at the 2000 census. Benjamin M. Miller, Governor of Alabama from 1931 to 1935, was born at Oak Hill on March 13, 1864.
Geography
Oak Hill is located at 31°55′31″N 87°4′58″W / 31.92528°N 87.08278°W (31.925246, -87.082645)[1].
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 37 people, 10 households, and 9 families residing in the town. The population density was 66.0 people per square mile (25.5/km²). There were 19 housing units at an average density of 33.9 per square mile (13.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 64.86% Black or African American and 35.14% White.
Out of ten households, 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.0% were married couples living together, and 10.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.70 and the average family size was 3.78.
In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,659. There were no families and none of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Coordinates: 31°55′31″N 87°04′58″W / 31.925246°N 87.082645°W
Municipalities and communities of Wilcox County, Alabama City Towns Oak Hill | Pine Apple | Pine Hill | Yellow Bluff
CDPs Boykin | Catherine
Unincorporated
communitiesAckerville | Alberta | Anne Manie | Arlington | Canton Bend | Coy | Furman | Gastonburg | Kimbrough | Lamison | Lower Peach Tree | McWilliams | Millers Ferry | Prairie | Snow Hill | Sunny South
Ghost town Categories:- Towns in Alabama
- Populated places in Wilcox County, Alabama
- Populated places in Alabama with African American majority populations
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