Luverne, Alabama

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Coordinates: 31°42′52″N 86°15′48″W / 31.71444, -86.26333
Luverne, Alabama
Location in Crenshaw County and the state of Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Crenshaw
Area
- Total	12.4 sq mi (32.2 km²)
- Land	12.4 sq mi (32.1 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	354 ft (108 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	2,635
- Density	212.5/sq mi (81.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36049
Area code(s)	334
FIPS code	01-44728
GNIS feature ID	0122110

Luverne is a city in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,635. The city is the county seat of Crenshaw County.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 People of interest from Luverne, Alabama
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Was founded in 1889 in the central part of Crenshaw County. Luverne, had its beginning because of the railroad. The site of the town is on land purchased by M.P. Legrand, S.D. Hubbard and George A. Folmar and sold to the Montgomery and Florida Railroad company.

[edit] Geography

Luverne is located at 31°42′52″N, 86°15′48″W (31.714427, -86.263323)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32.2 km²), of which, 12.4 square miles (32.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,635 people, 1,107 households, and 710 families residing in the city. The population density was 212.7 people per square mile (82.1/km²). There were 1,249 housing units at an average density of 100.8/sq mi (38.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 70.25% White, 28.43% Black or African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 0.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,107 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 77.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,457, and the median income for a family was $30,950. Males had a median income of $30,680 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,244. About 19.2% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] People of interest from Luverne, Alabama

• Chester Adams - Luverne High School football alumnus who went on to play on the offensive line of the Georgia Bulldogs from 2004-2007. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft.