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Country
  
United States

County
  
Henry

FIPS code
  
01-32656

Elevation
  
105 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:34 PM

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0119562

Area
  
9.8 km²

Population
  
103 (2013)

Haleburg, Alabama

Weather
  
8°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 63% Humidity

Haleburg is a town in Henry County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 108. Established in 1885 as Halesburgh, the town was incorporated in September, 1911, as Halesburg. Since then, for reasons unknown, it has become known as the current Haleburg.

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Map of Haleburg, AL 36319, USA

Geography

Haleburg is located at 31°24′32″N 85°8′10″W (31.408960, -85.136035).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2), all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 108 people, 48 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.1 people per square mile (10.9/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 77.78% White, 18.52% Black or African American, and 3.70% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 48 households out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.67.

In the town, the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $28,750. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,657. There were 14.3% of families and 23.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including 35.7% of under eighteens and 18.5% of those over 64.

Notable people

  • Grover C. Hall, American newspaper editor
  • Monte Irvin, former Negro league and Major League Baseball player. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973. On June 26, 2010, the San Francisco Giants retired his number 20 uniform.
  • Curley Money, rockabilly musician. Inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2003.
  • References

    Haleburg, Alabama Wikipedia