Reece City is a town in

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, United States. It was incorporated in May 1956. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2020 census, the population was 615.

Geography

Reece City is located in central Etowah County at (34.074446, -86.030630). It is in the valley of Little Wills Creek, bordered by Big Ridge to the west and

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to the east. U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of the town, running up the valley, and

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runs parallel to US 11 along the east side of the town, with access from Exit 188.

Alabama State Route 211 State Route 211 (SR 211) is a state highway that serves as a connection between Gadsden, Alabama, Gadsden and Interstate 59 in Alabama, Interstate 59 (I-59) in Reece City, Alabama, Reece City in central Etowah County, Alabama, Etowah County. SR 2 ...

intersects US 11 and I-59, and leads south across Lookout Mountain to Gadsden, the

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. Via I-59 it is northeast to Fort Payne and southwest to

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. According to the

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, Reece City has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 634 people, 246 households, and 203 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 262 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.74%

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, 0.16% from

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, and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were

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of any race. There were 246 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.87. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,262, and the median income for a family was $39,444. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $21,000 for females. The

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for the town was $16,384. About 10.7% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the

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, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

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