Union Grove, Alabama
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Union Grove is a town in Marshall County
, Alabama
, United States
, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
. Union Grove is located approximately three miles from Guntersville Lake
and six miles from Arab
. Electricity service in Union Grove is provided through Arab Electric Cooperative, which comes through the Tennessee Valley Authority
. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 77.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 94 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density
was 165.5 people per square mile (63.7/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 72.2 per square mile (27.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.87% White
, 1.06% Native American
and 1.06% Asian
.
There were 38 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $15,467. There were 15.4% of families and 9.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
In the Civil war the Union troops camped there for some time after passing thru Parches Cove. It became known thereafter as Union Grove.
Marshall County, Alabama
Marshall County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2010 the population was 93,019...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
The Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second fastest growing region in the State of Alabama, with 510,088 living within the CSA...
. Union Grove is located approximately three miles from Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Lake
Guntersville Lake is located in north Alabama between Bridgeport and Guntersville. Created by Guntersville Dam along the Tennessee River, it stretches 75 miles from Guntersville Dam to Nickajack Dam...
and six miles from Arab
Arab, Alabama
Arab is a city in both Cullman County, Alabama and Marshall County, Alabama in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama, located ten miles from Guntersville Lake and Guntersville Dam, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area...
. Electricity service in Union Grove is provided through Arab Electric Cooperative, which comes through the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town is 77.
Geography
Union Grove is located at 34°24′0"N 86°26′46"W (34.400088, -86.446049).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 94 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 165.5 people per square mile (63.7/km²). There were 41 housing units at an average density of 72.2 per square mile (27.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.87% White
Race (United States Census)
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, 1.06% Native American
Race (United States Census)
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and 1.06% Asian
Race (United States Census)
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.
There were 38 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $15,467. There were 15.4% of families and 9.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
Education
Union Grove is serviced by the Marshall County School System and most of its school age children go to Union Grove Elementary School from Kindergarten through the 5th grade, Brindlee Mountain Middle School from the 6th through the 8th grade, and the Brindlee Mountain High School from the 9th through 12th grades.In the Civil war the Union troops camped there for some time after passing thru Parches Cove. It became known thereafter as Union Grove.