Leeds (Alabama)
Jefferson County St. Clair County Shelby County
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Leeds is a city in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Alabama, parts of the district busy, but also in the St. Clair County and the Shelby County. In 2004 Leeds had about 11,000 inhabitants according to the calculations of the Census Office.
Geography
The city has an area of 58.3 km ², of which 57.9 km ² of land and 0.4 km ² ( = 0.67 %) to water.
History
The city, whose namesake Leeds in West Yorkshire, England is, was incorporated on 27 April 1887. The growth of the young settlement was determined by three factors: the Incorporation of nahegelegenenen city of Birmingham and the beginning of its processing of iron ore, the construction of the Georgia Pacific Railway from Birmingham to Atlanta, Georgia and the construction of a factory for Portland cement in 1906.
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 10,455 persons Leeds. The population density was 180.6 people per km ². There were 4585 housing units at an average 79.2 per km ². The population in Leeds consisted of 81.98 % White, 15.91 % African American, 0.34 % Native American, 0.48 % Asian, 0.08 % Pacific Islander, 0.40 % reported other to belong to races and 0.81 % from two or more races. 1.34 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents were distributed among 4301 households out of which 30.7 % were living in children under 18 years. 51.6 % married couples living together, 14.0 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5 % were non-families. 27.0 % of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 10.3% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size is 2.95 people.
The city population was spread out with 24.5 % under the, 7.8 % 18 -24- year-old, 29.4 % 25 -44- year-old, 24.8% 45-64 year olds and 13.4 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 87.9 males.
The median household income in Leeds was 37 420 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 46 127 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 32,090 U.S. dollars, compared to 23.448 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Leeds was 18,573 U.S. dollars. 13.2 % of the population and 10.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 22.6 % of minors and 10.8 % of those age 65 or over.
Education
Leeds has disengaged from the school system of Jefferson County and forming an independent school district.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Charles Barkley, Basketball Player
- Henry E. Erwin, recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II
- Kenneth L. Farmer, Jr., Deputy Surgeon General, Upper Commanding in the U.S. Army and the General Staff
- Caitlin R. Kiernan, author and paleontologist
- William Robert Lawley, Jr., recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II
- Mark Martin, cartoonist
- Alford Lee McLaughlin, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Korean War
- Dixie Walker, baseball player and coach
- Harry Walker, baseball player and manager