East Brewton is a city in Escambia County,

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, United States. It was incorporated in October 1918. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,293. The community grew around

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, a fort built to protect early settlers of the area.

Geography

East Brewton is located in east-central Escambia County at (31.092408, -87.053174). It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Brewton, across Murder Creek.

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and Alabama State Route 41 pass through the center of East Brewton as Forrest Avenue and lead northwest into the center of Brewton. In the other direction, US 29 runs east, then northeast, to

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, while AL 41 leads south to the

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line. Milton, Florida, is south of East Brewton via AL 41 and Florida State Road 87. According to the

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, East Brewton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.02%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,496 people, 1,043 household, and 688 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1249 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 77.07%

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, 10.29%

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, 10.48% Native American, 0.08%

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, 1.44% from

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, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were

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of any race. There were 1,043 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94. The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $30,610. Males had a median income of $22,138 versus $12,540 for females. The

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for the city was $12,531. About 18.5% of families were above the

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, including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 2,478 people, 992 household, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 74.7%

, 20.8%

, .6% Native American, 0.0%

, 2.6% from

, and 1.3% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were

of any race. There were 992 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03. The median income for a household in the city was $26,065, and the median income for a family was $34,120. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $17,458 for females. The

for the city was $15,181. About 26.4% of families and 29.7% of the population were above the

, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Escambia County Public School System is the local school district.
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References

External links

City of East Brewton official websiteEscambia County Industrial Development AuthorityCoastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance
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