Eldridge, Alabama
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Eldridge is a town in Walker County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1972.{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3612|title=Eldridge}} At the 2010 census the population was 130, down from 184 in 2000.
History
A unit of Gen. James H. Wilson's cavalry corps, under the command of Brig.-Gen. Edward M. McCook, passed through Eldridge while en route to Jasper and Selma, during the Civil War in March 1865.{{cite book |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first1=Robert Underwood |editor-link=Robert Underwood Johnson |editor-last2=Buel |editor-first2=Clarence Clough |editor-link2=Clarence Clough Buel |title=Battles and leaders of the Civil War. Volume IV.|volume=4 |publisher=Castle |location=Edison, NJ|year=1995|page=759 |language=en|oclc=781415494}} Upon hearing of the advance of the Union forces, residents in Eldridge were obliged to conceal their home valuables by burying them in the ground.
Geography
Eldridge is located at {{coord|33.919774|-87.621138|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.{{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|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1970= 249
|1980= 230
|1990= 225
|2000= 184
|2010= 130
|2020= 136
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}
2013 Estimate{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}
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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 184 people, 69 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|262.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 79 housing units at an average density of {{convert|112.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.65% White and 4.35% Black or African American. 2.17% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 69 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.71.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,250, and the median income for a family was $35,313. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $24,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,227. About 5.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 11.1% of those 65 or over.
Notable person
- E. S. Campbell, former United States Merchant Marine and vice president of Radio Free Europe