Country United States County Covington FIPS code 01-57120 Elevation 103 m Population 6,691 (2013) Area code 334 | State Alabama Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 0154482 Zip code 36467 Local time Saturday 6:17 PM | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 59% Humidity Area 63.71 km² (61.38 km² Land / 233 ha Water) | ||
Opp is a city in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 6,659. Opp is named after Henry Opp, a lawyer for the L&N railroad.
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Map of Opp, AL 36467, USA
Geography
Opp is located in eastern Covington County at 31°16′59″N 86°15′17″W (31.283083, -86.254661). It is bordered by the town of Babbie to the west and the town of Horn Hill to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.6 square miles (63.7 km2), of which 23.7 square miles (61.3 km2) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), or 3.76%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,659 people and 2,655 households, and 1,823 families residing in the city. The population density was 388 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 80.9% White, 16.7% Black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 1.2% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In 2000, there were 2,753 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.
In the city, the population was 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,702, and the median income for a family was $32,436. Males had a median income of $27,821 versus $21,280 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,281. About 14.2% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.8% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.
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Slogan
Opp's city slogan is "The City of OPPortunity".