Bryant is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Jackson County

Jackson County, Alabama

Jackson County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and President of the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. Jackson County is a prohibition or dry county,...

, Alabama

Alabama

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, United States

United States

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. At the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 the population was 3,295.

Geography

Bryant's coordinates are 34.92 N. Lat. 85.63 W. Long.

Bryant covers a land area of 49.977 square miles (129.4 km²) and a water area of 0.004 square mile (0.01035995244 km²).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,295 people. The population density was 65.9 persons per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 93.8% White, 1.1% Black, 1.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, and 2.6% from two or more races. 1.8%% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In Bryant the population was spread out with 25.1% under the age of 18 and 10.3% who were 64 years of age or older. Marriage status: 16.9% never married, 67.1% now married, 5.8% widowed, and 10.2% divorced.

The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for Bryant was $13,871. About 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line.

Education

Bryant is home to Bryant Elementary School, which is part of the Jackson County School System.

Bryant is also home to Mountain View Christian Academy

Mountain View Christian Academy

Mountain View Christian Academy is a K-12 Christian school founded in 1982 and located in Bryant, Alabama. MVCA is accredited through the Association of Christian Teachers and Schools and is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.-Church affiliation:Mountain View...

, a private Christian school with Pre-school through 12th grade.