New Hope, Alabama
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New Hope is a small city in Madison County, Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population is 2,539. It was incorporated in 1832 under the name of Vienna. The original town was completely burned by the Union Army on December 15, 1864, during the American Civil War. Since there was already a post office called Vienna in southern Alabama, the rebuilt city was incorporated in 1883 as New Hope, taking its name from the New Hope Methodist Church.
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[edit] Education
New Hope Elementary School (K-8)
New Hope High School (9-12)
[edit] Geography
New Hope is located at (34.538194, -86.412129)GR1.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.9 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.9 km² (8.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.23%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,539 people, 1,033 households, and 729 families residing in the city. The population density was 111.0/km² (287.6/mi²). There were 1,124 housing units at an average density of 49.1/km² (127.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.80% White, 0.39% Black or African American, 1.81% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.67% from other races, and 2.09% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,033 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,458, and the median income for a family was $39,427. Males had a median income of $30,852 versus $20,263 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,655. About 8.2% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 15.1% of those age 65 or over.
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Jackson | Lawrence | Limestone | Madison | Marshall | Morgan |
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Huntsville | Decatur | Madison | Athens | Scottsboro | Albertville | Hartselle | Guntersville | Boaz | Arab |
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