Springville

City of Springville
Incorporated	1877
Population	2,521
Mayor	Butch Isley
School district	St Clair County School System
Government	Springville City Council Springville Fire Department Springville Police Department
Web site	springvillealabama.org
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Springville is a town in St Clair County. At the 2000 census the population was 2,521.

History

Springville was founded in 1877 as Big Springs.

==Geography-- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²), of which, 6.4 square miles (16.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,521 people, 990 households, and 767 families residing in the town. The population density was 393.8 people per square mile (152.1/km²). There were 1,049 housing units at an average density of 163.8/sq mi (63.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.56% White, 7.74% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.24% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 990 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,397, and the median income for a family was $53,859. Males had a median income of $35,977 versus $25,542 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,518. About 8.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 23.4% of those age 65 or over.

Films

Although a small Alabama town, Springville has been the site of filming for two movies:

• 1987 - a gangster film called the Verne Miller Story (released on video entitled Gangland) starring Scott Glenn.
• 2001 - Rustin (starring Meat Loaf and Zachary Ty Bryan).

References

• Springville, Alabama. (2009, May 4). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 03:21, December 3, 2009 [1]

External links

• Springville website