East Brewton, Alabama

Coordinates: 31°05′33″N 87°03′11″W / 31.092408°N 87.053174°W / 31.092408; -87.053174
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East Brewton
FIPS code
01-22216
GNIS feature ID0117739
Websiteeastbrewton.org

East Brewton is a city in

2020 census, the population was 2,293. The community grew around Fort Crawford, a fort built to protect early settlers of the area.[3]

Geography

East Brewton is located in east-central Escambia County at 31°5′33″N 87°3′11″W / 31.09250°N 87.05306°W / 31.09250; -87.05306 (31.092408, -87.053174).[4] It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Brewton, across Murder Creek.

U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 41 pass through the center of East Brewton as Forrest Avenue and lead northwest into the center of Brewton. In the other direction, US 29 runs east, then northeast, 44 miles (71 km) to Andalusia, while AL 41 leads south 7 miles (11 km) to the Florida line. Milton, Florida, is 34 miles (55 km) south of East Brewton via AL 41 and Florida State Road 87.

According to the

U.S. Census Bureau, East Brewton has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.9 km2), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.02%, is water.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920826—
19301,00221.3%
19401,34033.7%
19502,17362.2%
19602,51115.6%
19702,336−7.0%
19803,01228.9%
19902,579−14.4%
20002,496−3.2%
20102,478−0.7%
20202,293−7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 1,043 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $30,610. Males had a median income of $22,138 versus $12,540 for females. The

poverty line
, including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race.

There were 992 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,065, and the median income for a family was $34,120. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $17,458 for females. The

poverty line
, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Escambia County Public School System is the local school district.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "East Brewton".
  3. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X
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  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Brewton city, Alabama". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. - Text list

External links

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