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Population (year 2000): 769. Estimated
population in July 2005: 763 (-0.8% change)
Males: 353 (45.9%), Females: 416 (54.1%)
Zip code:
35771
Median resident age: 42.1 years
Median household income: $31,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,300 (year 2000)
Races in Section:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- American Indian (4.9%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.5%), Irish
(13.1%), German (8.1%), English (7.8%), Dutch (2.6%).
Land area: 4.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Section
- High school or higher: 63.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Section town
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 13.6%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Section:
- JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 12 miles;
SCOTTSBORO, AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 18 miles; FORT
PAYNE, AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 27 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Section:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 54 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 61 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 63 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Section:
- SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 8 miles;
SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
- ISBELL FIELD (about 21 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID:
4A9)
- GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 24
miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Section:
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORMAL,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 47 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 58
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
62 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
Public primary/middle schools in Section:
- SECTION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 558; Location:
141 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 71; Grades: KG - 12)
- MACEDONIA SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location:
196 COUNTY ROAD 49; Grades: KG - 08)
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