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Detroit, Alabama

Field	Value
official_name	Detroit, Alabama
settlement_type	Town
image_map	File:Lamar County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit Highlighted 0120392.svg
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Detroit in Lamar County, Alabama.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Alabama
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Lamar
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	3.43
area_land_km2	3.43
area_water_km2	0.00
area_total_sq_mi	1.33
area_land_sq_mi	1.33
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	230
population_density_sq_mi	173.45
population_density_km2	66.96
timezone	Central (CST)
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	413
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	35552
area_codes	205, 659
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	01-20392
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2406377

Detroit is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1955. At the 2010 census the population was 237, down from 247 in 2000. The prior name of the town was Millville due to the many mills built in the late 1800s.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2013 Estimate

As of the census of 2000, there were 247 people, 102 households, and 78 families residing in the town. The population density was 182.3 PD/sqmi. There were 125 housing units at an average density of 92.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 79.35% White and 20.65% Black or African American.

There were 102 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,531, and the median income for a family was $29,750. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,107. About 30.2% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.5% of those 65 or over.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2406377
"Detroit".
"Detroit".
"U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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