Boligee, Alabama
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Boligee, Alabama
|settlement_type = Town
|image_skyline = BoligeeAlabamaPostOffice.jpg
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|image_caption = The U.S. Post Office in Boligee, Alabama, in 2009
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|map_caption = Location of Boligee in Greene County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_name1 = Alabama
|subdivision_name2 = Greene
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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.96
|area_land_sq_mi = 3.95
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
|elevation_ft = 121
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 301
|population_metro =
|population_density_sq_mi = 76.18
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|coordinates = {{coord|32|45|49|N|88|1|33|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 35443
|area_codes = 205, 659
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 01-08104
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 0114691
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|area_total_km2 = 10.27
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Boligee {{IPAc-en|'|b|ou|l|@|,|dZ|i}} is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 301.{{Cite web|title=Boligee town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0108104|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 15, 2022}} Although Boligee appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census, according to the 1930 U.S. Census it did not incorporate until 1926, though another source cited 1927.{{Cite web | url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3430 | title=Boligee }}
Boligee has one site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Boligee Hill.{{NRISref|2008a}}
Geography
Boligee is located at {{Coord|32|45|50|N|88|1|33|W|type:city}} (32.763768, -88.025968).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 36
|1930= 178
|1940= 241
|1950= 168
|1960= 134
|1970= 225
|1980= 164
|1990= 268
|2000= 369
|2010= 328
|2020= 301
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As of the census{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2000, there were 369 people, 150 households, and 105 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|93.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 179 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 10.57% White, 88.89% Black or African American, and 0.54% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 150 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.0% were married couples living together, 41.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% 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 2.99.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 35.2% under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 60.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $15,000, and the median income for a family was $16,146. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $21,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $7,909. About 41.4% of families and 44.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 63.3% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Emma Didlake, United States veteran
- William P. G. Harding, American banker and managing director of the War Finance Corporation
- Charles Hays, Confederate major who became a Republican Congressman.
- Brad Hubbert, American football player, played in the 1967 American Football League All-Star game.
Gallery
Below are photographs taken in Boligee as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
File:FRONT ELEVATION - Weston (House and Schoolhouse), U.S. Route 11 and County Road 19 vicinity, Boligee, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-BOLI.V,2-1.tif|Weston House and Schoolhouse
File:FRONT (NORTH) AND WEST SIDE - Beth Salem Presbyterian Church, County Road 1, Boligee, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-BOLI,1-1.tif|Beth Salem Presbyterian Church
File:EXTERIOR (REAR VIEW) - Hill of Howth, County Road 19, Boligee, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-BOLI.V,1-2.tif|Hill of Howth
File:OLD WELL - Hill of Howth, County Road 19, Boligee, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-BOLI.V,1-8.tif|Old well located at Hill of Howth
References
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{{Coord|display=title|32.763768|-88.025968}}
{{Greene County, Alabama}}
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Category:Alabama placenames of Native American origin
Category:Towns in Greene County, Alabama