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Population (year 2000): 1,677. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,596 (-4.8% change)
Males: 758 (45.2%), Females: 919 (54.8%)
Pickens County
Zip code:
35466
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $23,812 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,800 (year 2000)
Races in Gordo:
- White Non-Hispanic (58.1%)
- Black (40.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (15.7%), Irish (6.9%),
English (3.7%), German (2.7%), Scottish (1.3%).
Elevation: 282 feet
Land area: 3.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gordo
- High school or higher: 70.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gordo town
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -234 (-12.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gordo:
- PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 19 miles;
CARROLLTON, AL)
- NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; NORTHPORT,
AL)
- BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gordo:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 43 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; COLUMBUS/W
POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gordo:
- NORTH PICKENS (about 8 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)
- GEORGE DOWNER (about 25 miles; ALICEVILLE, AL; ID:
AIV)
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 27 miles; FAYETTE, AL;
ID: M95)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gordo:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 23 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 39 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 70 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 73 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
Public high school in Gordo:
- GORDO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 447; Location:
630 4TH ST NW; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Gordo:
- GORDO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 515;
Location: 535 4TH ST NW; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Gordo:
- GORDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$21,685; Location: 287 MAIN STREET S.; 9,763 books; 91
audio materials; 426 video materials; 16 serial
subscriptions)
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