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Population (year 2000): 57,737. Estimated
population in July 2005: 62,713 (+8.6% change)
Males: 27,093 (46.9%), Females: 30,644 (53.1%)
Houston County
Zip codes:
36301,
36303,
36305.
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $35,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $86,800 (year 2000)
Races in Dothan:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.7%)
- Black (30.1%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (18.2%), English
(7.9%), Irish (7.4%), German (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%),
Scottish (1.4%).
Elevation: 324 feet
Land area: 86.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dothan
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dothan city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 12.1%
2.0% Foreign born (0.7% Asia, 0.6% Latin
America, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,216 (+4.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Dothan:
- FLOWERS HOSPITAL (4370 WEST MAIN STREET)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1736
EAST MAIN STREET)
- RAMSAY YOUTH SERVICES DOTHAN (700 EAST
COTTONWOOD RD)
- SOUTHEAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER (1108 ROSS
CLARK CIRCLE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dothan:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 7 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 73 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 82 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dothan:
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 12 miles; HEADLAND, AL; ID:
0J6)
- BLACKWELL FIELD (about 20 miles; OZARK, AL; ID: 71J)
- LOWE AHP (FORT RUCKER) (about 26 miles; FORT RUCKER
OZARK, AL; ID: LOR)
Colleges/Universities in Dothan:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(Full-time enrollment: 2,703; Location: RTE 6 BOX 62;
Public; Website: wcc.cc.al.us)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY DOTHAN (FT enrollment:
1,344; Location: 501 UNIVERSITY DR; Public; Website:
www.tsud.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: 2573
HODGESVILLE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.bethanybc.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Dothan:
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 56 miles;
TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 89 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Public high schools in Dothan:
- DOTHAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,448;
Location: 1236 S OATES ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,120;
Location: 3209 REEVES ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- REHOBETH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 615;
Location: 373 MALVERN ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- DOTHAN TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Location: 3165
REEVES ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Dothan:
- NORTHSIDE METHODIST CHURCH & A (Students:
750; Location: 2600 REDMOND RD; Grades: PK - 12)
- HOUSTON ACADEMY (Students: 600; Location: 901
BUENA VISTA DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 178 EARLINE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- PROVIDENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170;
Location: 4847 MURPHY MILL RD; Grades: 1 - 12)
- HALLIE TURNER PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 87;
Location: 320 BIC ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- PATHWAY BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 76;
Location: 3551 FLOWERS CHAPEL ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- EAGLE RIDGE ACADEMY (Students: 54; Location:
700 COTTONWOOD ROAD; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Dothan:
- REHOBETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 886;
Location: 5631 COUNTY ROAD 203; Grades: KG - 05)
- HONEYSUCKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 553;
Location: 1665 HONEYSUCKLE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BEVERLYE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 553;
Location: 1025 S BEVERLYE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CARVER MAGNET SCHOOL FOR MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE AND
(Students: 530; Location: 1001 WEBB RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GIRARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 600 GIRARD AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- REHOBETH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 495;
Location: 5631 COUNTY ROAD 203; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HIGHLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 482;
Location: 1400 S BRANNON STAND RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- HIDDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 448;
Location: 1475 PREVATT RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MONTANA ACADEMIC MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
447; Location: 1001 MONTANA ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- KELLY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
409; Location: 1124 KELLY SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Dothan:
- WESTGATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 140;
Location: 617 WESTGATE PARKWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
- BRENDA'S PREP. SCH OF PRIMARY (Students: 20;
Location: 1792 HEADLAND AVE.; Grades: PK - KG)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN PS - KDG (Students: 5;
Location: 1440 S PARK AVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Dothan:
- HOUSTON-LOVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $823,412; Location: 212 WEST BURDESHAW STREET;
194,926 books; 890 audio materials; 2,491 video
materials; 282 serial subscriptions)
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