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GEOGRAPHY Century is located at 30°58'40" North, 87°15'41" West (30.977648, -87.261500). According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 8.7 Km&2 (3.3 Mi&2 ). 8.5 km&2 (3.3 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 1.80% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 680 households, and 448 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 201.8/km&2 (522.5/mi&2). There were 800 housing units at an average density of 94.2/km&2 (243.9/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 39.67% White , 56.65% African American , 0.58% Native American , 0.64% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.35% from Other Races , and 2.04% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 680 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.5% were Married Couples living together, 25.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 80.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $20,703, and the median income for a family was $28,241. Males had a median income of $26,932 versus $17,390 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $10,412. 30.1% of the population and 24.5% of families were below the Poverty Line . 41.4% of those under the age of 18 and 26.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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