Branchville is a former town in St. Clair County,

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in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 825.

Current status

It was incorporated in 1968. Citizens voted to dissolve the town in 2007 and the community was annexed into the neighboring town of Odenville.

Geography

Branchville is located at (33.648029, -86.436895). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 825 people, 319 households, and 256 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 345 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.09%

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, 0.36%

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, 1.21%, 0.48% from

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, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.94% of the population were

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of any race. There were 319 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,438, and the median income for a family was $43,594. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $32,639 for females. The

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for the town was $20,541. About 6.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Towns in St. Clair County, Alabama Towns in Alabama Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama Former municipalities in Alabama Populated places disestablished in 2007