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Adamsville (incorporated in 1901) is a city 4,845 on 19.6 square miles in northwest Jefferson County along U. S. Highway 78. Its post office (35005) was established in 1890. The name was chosen to honor William B. Adams, whose home served as a provisional depot for the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad in that locale. The sitting mayor is Terry Loggins.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,965 people, 1,930 households, and 1,464 families residing in the city. The population density was 253.2/mi². There were 2,042 housing units at an average density of 104.2/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 75.79% White, 22.82% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,930 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,563, and the median income for a family was $46,270. Males had a median income of $36,188 versus $22,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,496. About 5.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 1,743 homes in Adamsville and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $96,415, a 4.6% increase since 2006.

References

• Adamsville, Alabama. (April 29, 2007). [1] Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed April 30, 2007.
• Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X