Woodland, Alabama

Geography

The town is located along Alabama State Route 48 northeast of the Randolph County seat of Wedowee. AL-48 leads northeast 10 mi (16 km) to its end at the Alabama-Georgia state line, and southwest 9 mi (14 km) to Wedowee.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

|align-fn=center 2013 Estimate

As of the census of 2000, there were 192 people, 82 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The population density was 170.6 PD/sqmi. There were 90 housing units at an average density of 80.0 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 88.54% White and 11.46% Black or African American.

There were 82 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,106. About 15.2% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 or over.

Notable person

• Vern Gosdin - country and gospel singer

Photo gallery

Image:Woodland Alabama Town Hall.JPG|Woodland Town Hall Image:Woodland,_Alabama_Post_Office;_36280.jpg|Woodland Post Office (zip code: 36280) Image:Woodland Alabama High School.JPG|Woodland High School, "Home of the Bobcats". Image:Woodland Alabama Volunteer Fire Dept.JPG|Woodland Volunteer Fire Department Image:Woodland2.JPG|Woodland's most distinctive landmarks are the twin water towers which are positioned in the middle of town. Image:BlueDolphinSwimClub.JPG|The Blue Dolphin Swim Club Image:BenefieldGrocery.JPG|Bee's Grocery serves as the town's primary grocery store. Image:BenefieldGrocery1.JPG|Alabama State Route 48 as seen from Downtown Woodland, Alabama. Image:WoodlandALAntiqueShop.JPG|An antique shop in Woodland, Alabama. Image:WoodlandAlabamaBearCreek.JPG|Bear Creek runs southwest of Woodland, Alabama

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2406911
3. "Archived copy".
4. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
6. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].