Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Location in Madison Countyand the state of AlabamaCoordinates: 34°35′10″N 86°27′31″W / 34.58611, -86.45861 Country United States State Alabama County Madison Area - Total 7.7 sq mi (20 km²) - Land 7.7 sq mi (20 km²) - Water 0 sq mi (0 km²) Elevation581 ft(177 m) Population (2000) - Total 1,124 - Density146/sq mi (56.2/km²) Time zone Central (CST)(UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code35763 Area code(s)256 FIPS code01-57504 GNISfeature ID 0155184

Owens Cross Roads is a town in Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,124.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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Geography

Owens Cross Roads is located at 34°35′10″N, 86°27′31″W (34.586071, -86.458561)[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 443 households, and 329 families residing in the town. The population density was 145.8 people per square mile (56.3/km²). There were 482 housing units at an average density of 62.5/sq mi (24.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.64% White, 0.71% Black or African American, 0.71% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.36% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 443 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% 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 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,856, and the median income for a family was $45,167. Males had a median income of $30,781 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,534. About 4.6% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.