Woodland is a town in Randolph County,

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, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 184, down from 192 in 2000. It incorporated in 1967.

Geography

Woodland is located at (33.373655, -85.395700). The town is located along Alabama State Route 48 northeast of the Randolph County seat of Wedowee. AL-48 leads northeast 10 mi (16 km) to its end at the Alabama-

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state line, and southwest 9 mi (14 km) to Wedowee. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 192 people, 82 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 90 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 88.54%

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and 11.46%

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. There were 82 households, out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were

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living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 30.5% 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 2.34 and the average family size was 2.89. The median income for a household in the town was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $43,750 versus $24,375 for females. The

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for the town was $17,106. About 15.2% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the

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, including 22.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.4% of those 65 or over.

Notable people

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- country and gospel singer * Wes Bayliss - lead singer for The Steel Woods

Photo gallery

Image:Woodland Alabama Town Hall.JPG, Woodland Town Hall Image:Woodland,_Alabama_Post_Office;_36280.jpg, Woodland Post Office ( zip code: 36280) Image:Woodland Alabama High School.JPG, Woodland High School, "Home of the Bobcats". Image:Woodland Alabama Volunteer Fire Dept.JPG, Woodland Volunteer Fire Department Image:Woodland2.JPG, Woodland's most distinctive landmarks are the twin water towers which are positioned in the middle of town. Image:BlueDolphinSwimClub.JPG, The Blue Dolphin Swim Club Image:BenefieldGrocery.JPG, Bee's Grocery serves as the town's primary grocery store. Image:BenefieldGrocery1.JPG, Alabama State Route 48 as seen from Downtown Woodland, Alabama. Image:WoodlandALAntiqueShop.JPG, An antique shop in Woodland, Alabama. Image:WoodlandAlabamaBearCreek.JPG, Bear Creek runs southwest of Woodland, Alabama

References

{{authority control Towns in Randolph County, Alabama Towns in Alabama Populated places established in 1965