Vance, Alabama

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The Tuscaloosa County portion of Vance is part of the Tuscaloosa Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Bibb County portion is part of the BirminghamHoover Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The town of Vance was first settled in 1830 by David M. Lindley. At that time, the town was called Trion and it was a trading post on the Old Huntsville Road.

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In 1879, Smallwood was renamed its current name Vance in honor of Dr. William Vance of North Carolina.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the village of Vance's Station.

It formally incorporated in 1972.[2]

Education

Tuscaloosa County Schools operates a public school in Vance:

  • Vance Elementary School

Geography

Most of the town of Vance is located in southeastern Tuscaloosa County. The town extends south into Bibb County. U.S. Route 11 passes through the center of the town, leading west Script error: No such module "convert". to Tuscaloosa and northeast Script error: No such module "convert". to downtown Birmingham. Interstate 59 parallels Route 11 and serves Vance via Exit 89, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz plant.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.29%, is water.[3]

Climate

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Demographics

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Historical population
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197068
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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Vance had a population of 2,092. The median age was 33.0 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 8.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.[6][7]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[8]

There were 750 households in Vance, including 380 families, of which 46.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.5% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6]

There were 860 housing units, of which 12.8% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.3%.[6]

Vance racial composition[9][7]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,540 73.61%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 344 16.44%
Native American 1 0.05%
Asian 13 0.62%
Pacific Islander 1 0.05%
Other/Mixed 82 3.92%
Hispanic or Latino 111 5.31%

2010 census

As of the census[10] of 2010, there were 1,529 people, 537 households, and 400 families residing 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 88.8% White, 7.2% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.7% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 5.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 537 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,938, and the median income for a family was $70,114. Males had a median income of $49,583 versus $38,450 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,406. About 3.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

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