Greensboro, Alabama | |
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 Main Street in Greensboro | |
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 Location of Greensboro in Hale County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates:32°42′8″N87°35′46″W / 32.70222°N 87.59611°W /32.70222; -87.59611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Hale |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.39 sq mi (6.18 km2) |
| • Land | 2.38 sq mi (6.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,218 |
| • Density | 933.0/sq mi (360.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36744 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-31720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0157974 |
Greensboro is a city inHale County, Alabama, United States. At the2010 census the population was 2,497,[2] down from 2,731 at the 2000 census. The city is thecounty seat ofHale County, Alabama, which was not organized until 1867. It is part of theTuscaloosa, Alabama metropolitan area.
Greensboro was incorporated as a town in December 1823 as "Greensborough". It was named in honor ofAmerican Revolutionary War generalNathanael Greene.[3] The name was soon simplified to "Greensboro". The community was known as "Troy" prior to incorporation.[4]
Reflecting the history of the antebellum years and a culture built on cotton plantations to produce the commodity crop, several sites on theNational Register of Historic Places in or near Greensboro are connected to this past. These includeGlencairn, theGreensboro Historic District,Magnolia Grove, theMcGehee-Stringfellow House,Millwood, and thePayne House.[5]
One hundred years later, African Americans in Greensboro were among those in the state continuing to work to regain their civil rights after years of second-class status underJim Crow.
Rev.Martin Luther King Jr., leader of theSouthern Christian Leadership Conference, visited Greensboro in the course of his civil rights projects in the state. In 1968, after speaking in Greensboro, he hid fromKu Klux Klan members in what is now operated as theSafe House Black History Museum, then a private home owned by theBurroughs family, local activists and longtime family friends.[6]
On May 27, 1973,a violent tornado struck the city, causing major damage across the area.
The southern part of the city was heavily damaged by a low-end EF2 tornado onJanuary 12, 2023.[7]
Greensboro is slightly southeast of the center of Hale County and is crossed by Alabama State Routes14,25, and69. SR 14 leads northwest 21 miles (34 km) toEutaw and east 19 miles (31 km) toMarion. SR 25 leads northeast throughTalladega National Forest 36 miles (58 km) toBrent and south 32 miles (51 km) toThomaston. SR 69 leads north 38 miles (61 km) toTuscaloosa and southwest 33 miles (53 km) toLinden.Demopolis is 25 miles (40 km) to the southwest via SR 69 andU.S. Route 80.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, Greensboro has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.40%, are water.[2]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Greensboro has ahumid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]
| Climate data for Greensboro, Alabama, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1890–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) | 87 (31) | 91 (33) | 95 (35) | 98 (37) | 105 (41) | 107 (42) | 107 (42) | 106 (41) | 100 (38) | 90 (32) | 82 (28) | 107 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 73.1 (22.8) | 77.0 (25.0) | 83.1 (28.4) | 86.5 (30.3) | 91.9 (33.3) | 95.8 (35.4) | 97.5 (36.4) | 97.9 (36.6) | 95.1 (35.1) | 89.0 (31.7) | 80.4 (26.9) | 74.2 (23.4) | 99.0 (37.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 56.6 (13.7) | 60.9 (16.1) | 68.0 (20.0) | 74.5 (23.6) | 81.2 (27.3) | 87.3 (30.7) | 89.6 (32.0) | 89.4 (31.9) | 85.1 (29.5) | 76.2 (24.6) | 65.3 (18.5) | 57.8 (14.3) | 74.3 (23.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 46.4 (8.0) | 50.1 (10.1) | 56.5 (13.6) | 63.3 (17.4) | 71.0 (21.7) | 77.8 (25.4) | 80.6 (27.0) | 80.2 (26.8) | 75.3 (24.1) | 65.2 (18.4) | 54.4 (12.4) | 48.1 (8.9) | 64.1 (17.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 36.1 (2.3) | 39.4 (4.1) | 45.0 (7.2) | 52.0 (11.1) | 60.7 (15.9) | 68.4 (20.2) | 71.6 (22.0) | 71.0 (21.7) | 65.4 (18.6) | 54.1 (12.3) | 43.4 (6.3) | 38.4 (3.6) | 53.8 (12.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 23.0 (−5.0) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 35.8 (2.1) | 46.6 (8.1) | 58.9 (14.9) | 65.5 (18.6) | 64.4 (18.0) | 51.9 (11.1) | 37.4 (3.0) | 27.4 (−2.6) | 22.8 (−5.1) | 15.8 (−9.0) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −2 (−19) | −5 (−21) | 10 (−12) | 28 (−2) | 37 (3) | 41 (5) | 56 (13) | 55 (13) | 39 (4) | 27 (−3) | 12 (−11) | 2 (−17) | −5 (−21) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 5.11 (130) | 5.63 (143) | 5.32 (135) | 5.32 (135) | 4.60 (117) | 3.89 (99) | 4.38 (111) | 3.99 (101) | 3.65 (93) | 3.34 (85) | 4.57 (116) | 5.07 (129) | 54.87 (1,394) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.51) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 92.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[10] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1850 | 2,500 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,760 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,833 | 4.1% | |
| 1890 | 1,759 | −4.0% | |
| 1900 | 2,416 | 37.4% | |
| 1910 | 2,048 | −15.2% | |
| 1920 | 1,809 | −11.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,795 | −0.8% | |
| 1940 | 2,034 | 13.3% | |
| 1950 | 2,217 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,081 | 39.0% | |
| 1970 | 3,371 | 9.4% | |
| 1980 | 3,248 | −3.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,047 | −6.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,731 | −10.4% | |
| 2010 | 2,497 | −8.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,218 | −11.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 2013 Estimate[12] | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 646 | 29.13% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,503 | 67.76% |
| Native American | 5 | 0.23% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.32% |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.09% |
| Other/Mixed | 40 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 15 | 0.68% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 2,218 people, 1,214 households, and 648 families residing in the city.
As of the census[15] of 2010, there were 2,497 people, 1,045 households, and 629 families living in the city. The population density was 1,040.4 inhabitants per square mile (401.7/km2). There were 1,195 housing units at an average density of 497.9 per square mile (192.2/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 66.5% Black or African American, 32.0% White, 0.2% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,045 households, of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.4% were married couples living together, 25.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 37.0% of households were one person and 15.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.07.
The age distribution was 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.
The median household income was $30,082 and the median family income was $36,379. Males had a median income of $28,869 versus $22,528 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,277. About 19.0% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.9% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 2,731 people, 1,026 households, and 688 families living in the city. The population density was 1,146.5 inhabitants per square mile (442.7/km2). There were 1,142 housing units at an average density of 479.4 per square mile (185.1/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 38.30% White, 60.89% Black or African American, 0.04% Native American, and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,026 households, of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.1% were married couples living together, 27.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 31.2% of households were one person and 14.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21.
The age distribution was 28.6% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 20.9% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.6 males.
The median household income was $22,930 and the median family income was $28,990. Males had a median income of $36,071 versus $23,224 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,271. About 27.2% of families and 35.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.1% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over.
The city of Greensboro has a mayor-council form of government. There is a full-time police force with approximately 13 officers. The city has a volunteer fire department.
Greensboro is served by one public K-12 public school, Greensboro Public School, with two campuses. There is one private K-12 school, Southern Academy.
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