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'''Fort Deposit''' is a town in [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]], [[Alabama]], United States. Since 1890, it has been the largest town in Lowndes County.<ref>1830-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Lowndes County, Alabama communities</ref> At the 2010 census the population was 1,344, up from 1,270 in 2000. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
'''Fort Deposit''' is a town in [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]], [[Alabama]], United States. Since 1890, it has been the largest town in Lowndes County.<ref>1830-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Lowndes County, Alabama communities</ref> At the 2010 census the population was 1,344, up from 1,270 in 2000. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Fort Deposit is located at {{coord|31|59|16|N|86|34|16|W|type:city}} (31.987872, -86.571249).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.6|sqmi|km2}}, all land.


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===2020 census===
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Fort Deposit town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
|+'''Fort Deposit town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Deposit town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0127520&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Fort Deposit town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0127520&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Deposit town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0127520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Deposit town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0127520&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fort Deposit town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0127520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% 2010
!% 2020
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|397
|315
|315
|244
|style='background: #ffffe6; |244
|31.26%
|23.44%
|23.44%
|19.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.92%
|-
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|863
|1,012
|1,012
|942
|style='background: #ffffe6; |942
|67.95%
|75.30%
|75.30%
|76.90%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76.90%
|-
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|1
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.07%
|0.07%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|2
|2
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.00%
|0.15%
|0.15%
|0.24%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|4
|8
|8
|23
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23
|0.31%
|0.60%
|0.60%
|1.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.88%
|-
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|6
|6
|13
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.47%
|0.45%
|0.45%
|1.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.06%
|-
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''Total'''
|'''1,270'''
|'''1,344'''
|'''1,344'''
|'''1,225'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,225 '''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}
|}


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==Gallery==
==Gallery==


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<gallery class="center">
File:Fort Deposit, Alabama City Hall.JPG|Fort Deposit Town Hall
File:Fort Deposit, Alabama City Hall.JPG|Fort Deposit Town Hall
File:Fort Deposit, Alabama Post Office 36032.JPG|Fort Deposit Post Office ([[ZIP code]]:36032)
File:Fort Deposit, Alabama Post Office 36032.JPG|Fort Deposit Post Office ([[ZIP code]]:36032)
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==References==
==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|31.987872|-86.571249}}


{{Lowndes County, Alabama}}
{{Lowndes County, Alabama}}

Revision as of 05:58, 26 December 2025

Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator Fort Deposit is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. Since 1890, it has been the largest town in Lowndes County.[1] At the 2010 census the population was 1,344, up from 1,270 in 2000. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

This town is named after a fort that was built under the order of General Andrew Jackson. This was a supply fort that was built to serve the soldiers during the Creek Indian War. There is an annual arts and crafts fair called Calico Fort on the second weekend of April every year.

It was incorporated on February 13, 1891. It reportedly sits on the highest point of land between Montgomery and New Orleans, Louisiana.[2]

Geography

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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification, Fort Deposit has a humid subtropical climate (abbreviated Cfa).

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Demographics

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Historical population
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U.S. Decennial Census[3]
2013 Estimate[4]

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2020 census

Fort Deposit town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[5] Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 397 315 244 31.26% 23.44% 19.92%
Black or African American alone (NH) 863 1,012 942 67.95% 75.30% 76.90%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 1 0 0.00% 0.07% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 2 3 0.00% 0.15% 0.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 4 8 23 0.31% 0.60% 1.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 6 13 0.47% 0.45% 1.06%
Total 1,270 1,344 1,225 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 1,344 people, 512 households, and 348 families in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 592 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 75.5% Black or African American, 23.7% White and 0.6% from two or more races. 0.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[8] Of the 512 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 29.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.9% of households were one person and 11.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.28.

The age distribution was 29.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 76.7 men.

The median household income was $30,000 and the median family income was $31,591. Males had a median income of $41,579 versus $25,341 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,411. About 19.4% of families and 22.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.6% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.

2000 Census

At the 2000 census there were 1,270 people, 489 households, and 349 families in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 569 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the town was 68.19% Black or African American, 31.50% White and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[9] Of the 489 households 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 25.6% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12.

The age distribution was 29.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 83.0 men.

The median household income was $20,433 and the median family income was $24,250. Males had a median income of $27,391 versus $20,882 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,584. About 29.8% of families and 35.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.8% of those under age 18 and 34.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1830-2010 U.S. Censuses research on Lowndes County, Alabama communities
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