Ozark | |
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 Location of Ozark in Dale County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates:31°26′53″N85°38′31″W / 31.44806°N 85.64194°W /31.44806; -85.64194 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Dale |
| Settled | 1822 |
| Incorporated | October 27, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/City Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Blankenship |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.34 sq mi (88.94 km2) |
| • Land | 34.10 sq mi (88.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,368 |
| • Density | 421.3/sq mi (162.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 36360–36361 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-57648 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0152832 |
| Website | www |
Ozark is a city in and thecounty seat ofDale County,Alabama. As of the2010 census, the population of the city was 14,907.[2]
Ozark is the principal city of theOzark Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the Dothan-OzarkCombined Statistical Area. Ozark was originally a part ofEnterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split,[3] and for a longer while was part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozarkcombined statistical area but Enterprise later became its own separate primarystatistical area in later censuses.[4][5]Fort Rucker, the primary flight training base forArmy Aviation, abuts Ozark.
The Ozark area was originally inhabited by theMuscogee people. It is said that Ozark received its name after a traveler visited and was reminded of theOzark Mountains inArkansas.
The first known European settler in Ozark was John Merrick Sr., a veteran of theRevolutionary War, in 1822. In honor of him, the town was named Merricks. It was later changed to Woodshop, which was its name when the town received its post office. The first appearance of the name Ozark was in 1855, when the citizens requested a name change.[6]
The county seat was moved fromNewton to Ozark 1870.[6][7]
Ozark is home to four sites listed on theNational Register of Historic Places: theClaybank Log Church, theSamuel Lawson Dowling House, theOld Train Depot, and theJ. D. Holman House.
Ozark is located at31°26′53″N85°38′31″W / 31.44806°N 85.64194°W /31.44806; -85.64194 (31.448169, -85.642009).[8] It is part of theWiregrass Region.
Major highways that run through the city includeU.S. Route 231 and Alabama State Routes27 and249. US 231 runs northwest to southeast through the city, leading northwest 34 mi (55 km) toTroy and southeast 23 mi (37 km) toDothan. SR 27 leads east 31 mi (50 km) toAbbeville and southwest 19 mi (31 km) toEnterprise.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2) of which 34.2 square miles (89 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (0.70%) is water.
According to theKöppen climate classification, Ozark has ahumid subtropical climate (abbreviatedCfa).
| Climate data for Ozark, 1991–2020 simulated normals (400 ft elevation) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 59.7 (15.4) | 63.7 (17.6) | 70.9 (21.6) | 77.4 (25.2) | 84.7 (29.3) | 89.2 (31.8) | 90.9 (32.7) | 90.3 (32.4) | 86.9 (30.5) | 79.0 (26.1) | 69.3 (20.7) | 62.1 (16.7) | 77.0 (25.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 48.9 (9.4) | 52.5 (11.4) | 58.8 (14.9) | 65.5 (18.6) | 73.4 (23.0) | 79.3 (26.3) | 81.1 (27.3) | 80.6 (27.0) | 76.8 (24.9) | 67.6 (19.8) | 57.4 (14.1) | 51.3 (10.7) | 66.1 (19.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 37.9 (3.3) | 41.2 (5.1) | 46.9 (8.3) | 53.6 (12.0) | 62.2 (16.8) | 69.3 (20.7) | 71.4 (21.9) | 70.9 (21.6) | 66.6 (19.2) | 56.3 (13.5) | 45.5 (7.5) | 40.6 (4.8) | 55.2 (12.9) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 5.05 (128.21) | 4.94 (125.41) | 5.19 (131.72) | 4.83 (122.73) | 3.40 (86.33) | 5.21 (132.32) | 6.23 (158.32) | 5.22 (132.60) | 4.32 (109.73) | 3.12 (79.17) | 4.05 (102.82) | 5.29 (134.27) | 56.85 (1,443.63) |
| Averagedew point °F (°C) | 40.3 (4.6) | 43.2 (6.2) | 47.3 (8.5) | 54.0 (12.2) | 61.5 (16.4) | 68.9 (20.5) | 71.6 (22.0) | 71.2 (21.8) | 67.3 (19.6) | 57.6 (14.2) | 48.2 (9.0) | 43.5 (6.4) | 56.2 (13.5) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[9] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 512 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,195 | 133.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,570 | 31.4% | |
| 1910 | 2,229 | 42.0% | |
| 1920 | 2,518 | 13.0% | |
| 1930 | 3,103 | 23.2% | |
| 1940 | 3,601 | 16.0% | |
| 1950 | 5,238 | 45.5% | |
| 1960 | 9,534 | 82.0% | |
| 1970 | 13,555 | 42.2% | |
| 1980 | 13,188 | −2.7% | |
| 1990 | 12,922 | −2.0% | |
| 2000 | 15,119 | 17.0% | |
| 2010 | 14,907 | −1.4% | |
| 2020 | 14,368 | −3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[10] | |||
At the2010 census, there were 14,907 people, 6,209 households, and 4,064 families living in the city. The population density was 440 inhabitants per square mile (170/km2). There were 6,920 housing units at an average density of 201.1 per square mile (77.6/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 64.8% White, 30.2% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 3.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,209 households 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 30.5% of households were one person and 12.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.91.
The age distribution was 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 or older. The median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median household income was $41,079 and the median family income was $52,061. Males had a median income of $41,513 versus $28,227 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,103. About 13.6% of families and 18.4% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 8,147 | 56.7% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,760 | 33.13% |
| Native American | 65 | 0.45% |
| Asian | 151 | 1.05% |
| Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.06% |
| Other/Mixed | 671 | 4.67% |
| Hispanic orLatino | 566 | 3.94% |
As of the2020 United States census, there were 14,368 people, 5,946 households, and 3,651 families residing in the city.
Ozark is served by theOzark City Schools. Schools located in the city areCarroll High School (grades 9 through 12), Carroll Career Center (grades 9 through 12), D.A. Smith Middle School (grades 6 through 8), Harry N. Mixon Intermediate School (grades 3 through 5), and Joseph W. Lisenby Primary School (grades k through 2.)
Dale County School District is headquartered in Ozark,[12] but does not include Ozark.[13]
There is one private school in Ozark, Harvest Christian School for K-12.
Post-secondary education is available atEnterprise State Community College's Alabama Aviation Center at Ozark. Programs are offered in aviation maintenance technology.
202 South Highway 123, Ozark, AL 36360
31°26′53″N85°38′31″W / 31.448169°N 85.642009°W /31.448169; -85.642009
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