Scottsboro (Alabama)

Jackson County

01-68736

Scottsboro is a town in the north of the U.S. state of Alabama. In 2004, this city had around 14,800 inhabitants

Geography

Scottsboros geographical coordinates loud 34 ° 39 'N, 86 ° 3' W34.651388888889 - 86.0425 ( 34.651368, -86.042570 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, Scottsboro has an area of ​​134.0 km ², of which 122.6 km ² of land and 11.3 km ² omitted ( = 8.47 %) to water. These waters surface form largely the Tennessee River and its backwater tributaries.

The section of the Tennessee River Valley, in the Scottsboro is located, is geologically related to the Sequatchie Valley.

Demography

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 14762 people Scottsboro. The population density was 120.4 people per km ². There were 6848 housing units at an average 55.8 per km ². The population consisted of Scottsboros 91.11 % White, 5.34 % African American, 1.02% Native American, 0.54 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 0.56 % reported other races to belong and 1.42 % from two or more races. 1.50 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Residents Scottsboros distributed to 6224 households out of which 28.7 % were living in children under 18 years. 52.5 % married couples living together, 12.0 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5 % were non-families. 29.6 % of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 13.1% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size is 2.85 people.

The population was spread out with 22.8 % under the, 7.7 % 18 -24- year-old, 27.8 % 25 -44- year-old, 25.9 % 45-64 year olds and 15.7 % under the age of 65 years or more. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 84.5 men.

The median household income in Scottsboro was 32 ​​654 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 42,509 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 32 ​​318 U.S. dollars, compared to 21,965 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 18,430 U.S. dollars. 14.3 % of the population and 9.9 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 19.1 % of minors and 20.5 % of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Not far north of the city, the Bellefonte nuclear power plant, construction of which was set in 1988. As of 2011, the two reactors are to be completed, so that as of 2017, the first reactor and from 2020/21, the second reactor to generate electricity.

Scottsboro Boys

In the 1930s, the trial of the Scottsboro Boys was held in the city.