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Population (year 2000): 849. Estimated
population in July 2005: 835 (-1.6% change)
Males: 365 (43.0%), Females: 484 (57.0%)
Colbert County
Zip code:
35646
Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $20,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,200 (year 2000)
Races in Leighton:
- Black (55.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (43.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (11.5%), English
(3.7%), Irish (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%).
Elevation: 574 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Leighton
- High school or higher: 54.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Leighton town
- Never married: 33.7%
- Now married: 40.5%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -126 (-12.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Leighton:
- SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
- HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
SHEFFIELD, AL)
- ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
FLORENCE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Leighton:
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 6 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 54 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 91 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leighton:
- LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 15 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID:
9A4)
- RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL;
ID: M22)
- POSEY FIELD (about 31 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL; ID:
1M4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Leighton:
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 8 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment:
2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 17 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 62 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FULTON,
MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 68 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
Public high school in Leighton:
- COLBERT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 609;
Location: 2200 HIGH SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Leighton:
- HATTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 377;
Location: 2130 HATTON SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 344;
Location: 8100 OLD HIGHWAY 20; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Leighton:
- LEIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$16,610; Location: 8740 MAIN STREET; 9,177 books; 113
audio materials; 266 video materials; 24 serial
subscriptions)
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