Ozark (Alabama)

Dale County

01-57648

Ozark is a city in the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2000, the city had 15,119 inhabitants. The City is located in Dale County and is the County Seat.

History

The area around Ozark was originally inhabited by Indians from the tribe of Muskogee. The first white man who settled in Ozark and whose name is known, 1822 was John Merrick Sr., a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. In his honor, the city Merricks was named. The name was later changed to wood shop, which was also the name of the city, as this was a post office. 1855 required the inhabitants of the name change in Ozark.

As the Court House of the county burned in Newton, a vote was taken to determine a new county seat, emerged victorious from the Ozark. The city was incorporated in 1870.

Geography

Ozarks geographical coordinates are 31 ° 27 ' N, 85 ° 39' W31.448055555556 - 85.641944444444 ( 31.448169, -85.642009 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 89.3 km ², of which 88.7 km ² of land and 0.6 km ² omitted ( = 0.70 %) to water.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 15,119 people Ozark. The population density was 170.5 people per km ². There were 6955 housing units at an average 170.5 per km ². The population consisted of the Ozarks 68.28 % White, 28.30% Black or African American, 0.67 % Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.46 % reported other races to belong and 1.53 % from two or more races. 2.08 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Ozarks distributed to 6126 households out of which 31.4 % were living in children under 18 years. 48.8 % married couples living together, 16.9 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 27.7% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 10.6 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size is 2.92 people.

The city population was spread out with 24.9 % under the, 8.5 % 18 -24- year-old, 26.0 % 25 -44- year-old, 24.7% 45-64 year olds and 15.9 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 83.4 men.

The median household income in Ozark was 29,330 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 38 633 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 30 236 U.S. dollars, compared to 19,564 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Ozark was 15,984 U.S. dollars. 19.0 % of the population and 14.8 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 27.0 % of minors and 18.0 % of those age 65 or over.