Cottondale is a town in
Jackson County,
Florida, United States. The population was 933 at the
2010 census,
up from 869 at the
2000 census.
Cottondale has a police force of four to five sworn officers; the police chief is Willam Watford. Cottondale High School is located here.
Cottondale, with convenient four-lane highway access to both
Dothan, Alabama, and
Panama City, Florida
The town was one of several
Florida Panhandle
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communities devastated by
Hurricane Michael in 2018.
Geography
Cottondale is located in western Jackson County at (30.796810, –85.376031).
passes through the south side of town on Levy Street. US-90 leads east to
Marianna, the Jackson
county seat, and west to
Chipley.
U.S. Route 231
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runs through the center of Cottondale as Main Street, leading north to
Dothan, Alabama, and south to
Panama City. US-231 crosses
Interstate 10
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south of Cottondale; I-10 leads east to
Tallahassee and west to
Pensacola.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.87%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 848 people, 343 households, and 230 families residing in the town.
2000 census
As of the
census of 2000, there were 869 people, 376 households, and 239 families residing in the town. The
population density was 573.2 inhabitants per square mile (220.7/km
2). There were 445 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 76.41%
White, 18.64%
African American, 0.35%
Native American, 0.58%
Asian
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** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
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, 0.58% from
other races, and 3.45% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
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of any race were 4.14% of the population.
There were 376 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were
married couples
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living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $20,509, and the median income for a family was $26,667. Males had a median income of $24,545 versus $18,571 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $11,266. About 24.8% of families and 27.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 34.3% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
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Towns in Jackson County, Florida
Towns in Florida