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Population (year 2000): 1,546. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,592 (+3.0% change)
Males: 742 (48.0%), Females: 804 (52.0%)
Houston County
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $36,687 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,100 (year 2000)
Races in Cowarts:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.8%)
- Black (12.4%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (28.3%), Irish (8.9%),
English (5.5%), German (4.5%), Dutch (1.7%), Scotch-Irish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 347 feet
Land area: 7.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cowarts
- High school or higher: 73.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cowarts town
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 60.8%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cowarts:
- SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
DOTHAN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
DOTHAN, AL)
- RAMSAY YOUTH SERVICES DOTHAN (about 7 miles; DOTHAN,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cowarts:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 12 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 74 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 81 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cowarts:
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 11 miles; HEADLAND, AL; ID:
0J6)
- BLACKWELL FIELD (about 27 miles; OZARK, AL; ID: 71J)
- MARIANNA MUNI (about 27 miles; MARIANNA, FL; ID:
MAI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cowarts:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 8 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 63 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 89 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
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