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The Town of Alabama is in the northwest part of the county. New York State Route 63 and New York State Route 77 intersect in the town. HISTORY The town was first settled around 1806. The Town of Alabama was established in 1826 from a part of the Town Of Shelby . The town was originally called the "Town of Gerrysville" after Vice-President Elbridge Gerry . In 1828 the town assumed its current name. Some of the water from local sour springs, eight in total, was once bottled for medicinal use. A 37 room hotel was erected on the property and named "Spring House". The building burned in 1914. The land is now part of the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 110.7 Km&2 (42.8 Mi&2 ). 110.2 km&2 (42.5 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.49% water. The Tonawanda Creek flows through south part of the town, and Oak Orchard Creek flows through the north part. The north town line is the border of Orleans County and the west town line is the border of Erie County and Niagara County . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,881 people, 663 households, and 483 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 17.1/km&2 (44.2/mi&2). There were 700 housing units at an average density of 6.4/km&2 (16.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.16% White , 0.85% African American , 2.23% Native American , 0.21% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 0.00% from Other Races , and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 663 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.7% were Married Couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.36. In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,223, and the median income for a family was $45,947. Males had a median income of $32,454 versus $23,456 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $14,811. 6.3% of the population and 4.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN ALABAMA
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