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Population (year 2000): 818. Estimated
population in July 2005: 824 (+0.7% change)
Males: 404 (49.4%), Females: 414 (50.6%)
Randolph County
Zip code:
36278
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $26,136 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,700 (year 2000)
Races in Wedowee:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.6%)
- Black (30.2%)
Ancestries: United States (21.4%), English
(7.7%), Irish (5.7%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 880 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Wedowee
- High school or higher: 62.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.4%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Wedowee town
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 13.8%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-3.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Wedowee:
- WEDOWEE HOSPITAL (209 NORTH MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Wedowee:
- RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; ROANOKE,
AL)
- CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ASHLAND, AL)
- NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 31
miles; ANNISTON, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Wedowee:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 32 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 43 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 68 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wedowee:
- ROANOKE MUNI (about 17 miles; ROANOKE, AL; ID: 7A5)
- ASHLAND/LINEVILLE (about 22 miles;
ASHLAND/LINEVILLE, AL; ID: 26A)
- WEST GEORGIA RGNL - O V GRAY FIELD (about 32 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; ID: CTJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Wedowee:
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13
miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 33 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
Public high schools in Wedowee:
- RANDOLPH-ROANOKE CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
(Location: 960 MAIN ST.,SOUTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RANDOLPH-ROANOKE AREA VOCATIONAL (Location:
960 MAIN ST S; Grades: 11 - 12)
Private high school in Wedowee:
- NEW HOPE SCHOOL (Students: 79; Location: 3500
COUNTY RD 56; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Wedowee:
- RANDOLPH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 664;
Location: 465 WOODLAND AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- WEDOWEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 182;
Location: 896 WOODLAND AVE W; Grades: 04 - 06)
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