Grove Hill, Alabama

Grove Hill, Alabama
Town
Location in Clarke County and the state of Alabama
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Clarke
Area
• Total	5 sq mi (12.9 km2)
• Land	5 sq mi (12.9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	505 ft (154 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,438
• Density	287.6/sq mi (111.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36451
Area code	251
FIPS code	01-32080
GNIS feature ID	0155087

Grove Hill is a town in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,438. The city is the county seat of Clarke County.

Geography

Grove Hill is located at 31°42'22.093" North, 87°46'27.386" West (31.706137, -87.774274)Template:GR.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,438 people, 582 households, and 387 families residing in the town. The population density was 289.6 people per square mile (111.7/km²). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 137.8/sq mi (53.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 61.96% White, 37.27% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.21% from other races, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 582 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

Notable natives

• Doug Barfield - Head football coach at Auburn University from 1976 to 1980.
• John W. Cranford - Representative for Texas.
• Grant Gillis - Major League Baseball player from 1927 to 1929.
• F. David Mathews - United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under Gerald Ford.
• Jim Herod author of Gathering Moss