Powell is a town in

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 901. Powell is located atop Sand Mountain. Originally incorporated as Powell's Crossroads in the 1960s, it had shortened its name to Powell by the 1990 U.S. Census.

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is located on the northwest border of the town.

Geography

Powell is located at (34.533483, -85.894598). The town extends to the Jackson County line to the northwest, and borders the city of Rainsville to the southeast. The town of

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lies across the county line to the northwest.

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passes through Powell, leading northwest to Scottsboro and southeast through Rainsville to

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, the DeKalb County seat. According to the

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, Powell has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 926 people, 318 households, and 220 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 338 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.63%

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, 4.10%

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, 0.54% Native American, 0.11%

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, 0.11%

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, 0.65% from

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, and 0.86% from two or more races. 2.70% of the population were

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of any race. There were 318 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were

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living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.85. In the town, the population was spread out, with 17.9% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $22,857, and the median income for a family was $25,000. Males had a median income of $22,308 versus $17,250 for females. The

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for the town was $17,399. About 19.6% of families and 31.1% of the population were below the

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, including 28.5% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

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* {{authority control Towns in DeKalb County, Alabama Towns in Alabama