Madrid, Alabama

In 1905, A. B. Steele began to build the Bay Line Railroad from Panama City, Florida to Dothan, Alabama. The Geneva Lumber Company also surveyed a country road from Cottonwood, Alabama to intersect the railroad.

In 1905, Ed Watford, a resident of Houston County, bought 180 acres at the intersection, intending for it to become a town.

At the same time,

After a prosperous beginning, Madrid's population began to precipitously decline when the boll weevil started attacking cotton crops and timber supplies were exhausted. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Geography

Madrid is located in southwestern Houston County at 31°02′06″N 85°23′50″W / 31.034941°N 85.397222°W / 31.034941; -85.397222.^[6] U.S. Route 231 passes through the west side of the town, leading north 13 miles (21 km) to Dothan and south 18 miles (29 km) to Cottondale, Florida.

According to the

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 265 people, 117 households, and 78 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

There were 119 households, out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $14,943, and the median income for a family was $21,563. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $16,563 for females. The

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