Dodge City, Alabama
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Dodge City is a town in Cullman County
, Alabama
, United States
. At the 2000 census the population was 612.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8 km²), all of it land.
Elevation: 628 feet
of 2000, there were 612 people, 231 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density
was 194.7 people per square mile (75.3/km2). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 80.5 per square mile (31.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.51% White
, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 231 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $33,393. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $14,111. About 6.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
Cullman County, Alabama
Cullman County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. As of 2010, the population was 80,406. Its county seat is the town of the same name, Cullman, Alabama. It is a "moist" county in terms of availablity of alcoholic beverages, which means...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. At the 2000 census the population was 612.
Geography
Dodge City is located at 34°3′8"N 86°52′58"W (34.052144, -86.882790).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8 km²), all of it land.
Elevation: 628 feet
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 612 people, 231 households, and 184 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 194.7 people per square mile (75.3/km2). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 80.5 per square mile (31.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 99.51% White
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.33% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)
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or Latino
Race (United States Census)
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of any race.
There were 231 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.1% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the town the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $33,393. Males had a median income of $29,028 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $14,111. About 6.9% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.