Moundville, Alabama

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Coordinates: 32°59′55″N 87°37′34″W / 32.99861, -87.62611
Moundville, Alabama
Location in Hale County and the state of Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Hale, Tuscaloosa
Area
- Total	3.9 sq mi (10.3 km²)
- Land	3.9 sq mi (10.2 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	161 ft (49 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,809
- Density	463.8/sq mi (175.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	35474
Area code(s)	205
FIPS code	01-51648
GNIS feature ID	0160145

Moundville is a town in Hale and Tuscaloosa Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 1,809. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Moundville Archaeological Park
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Moundville is located at 32°59′55″N, 87°37′34″W (32.998521, -87.626006)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.3 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.00%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,809 people, 688 households, and 478 families residing in the town. The population density was 458.7 people per square mile (177.3/km²). There were 780 housing units at an average density of 197.8/sq mi (76.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.30% White, 35.16% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.94% Asian, 0.83% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 688 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,944, and the median income for a family was $35,719. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $25,231 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,014. About 21.2% of families and 20.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Moundville Archaeological Park

The Moundville Archaeological Park is a National Historic Landmark consisting of a 320-acre (1.3 km²) park comprised of 26 pre-historic, Mississippian-era Native American mounds, burial sites and artifacts.