Haleburg is a town in
Henry County,
Alabama
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, United States. It is part of the
Dothan, Alabama
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Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. At the
2020 census, the population was 112. 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".
Geography
Haleburg is located in southeastern Henry County at (31.408960, -85.136035).
Alabama State Route 95
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County Route 95 (CR 95), which was part o ...
passes through the town, leading north to
Abbeville
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and south to
Columbia. Haleburg is west of the
Chattahoochee River
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, which forms the Alabama–
Georgia
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border.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 108 people, 48 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 60 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 77.78%
White
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, 18.52%
Black
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or
African American
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, and 3.70% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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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
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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
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Per capita i ...
for the town was $11,657. There were 14.3% of families and 23.3% of the population living below the
poverty line
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, including 35.7% of under eighteens and 18.5% of those over 64.
Notable people
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Grover C. Hall
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, newspaper editor
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Monte Irvin
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, former
Negro league
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and
Major League Baseball
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player. He was inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
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in 1973. On June 26, 2010, the
San Francisco Giants
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retired his number 20 uniform.
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Curley Money,
rockabilly
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musician inducted into the
Rockabilly Hall of Fame
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Headquartered in Nashville, Tennesse ...
in 2003
References
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Towns in Henry County, Alabama
Towns in Alabama
Dothan metropolitan area, Alabama
Alabama populated places on the Chattahoochee River