Editing Branchville, Alabama

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[St. Clair County, Alabama|St. Clair]]
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|population_as_of         =2007
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2007popest">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-01.csv |title=Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alabama |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |date=July 10, 2008 |accessdate=July 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801234706/http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2007-04-01.csv |archivedate=August 1, 2008 }}</ref>
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|postal_code              = 35120
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
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'''Branchville''' is a former town in [[St. Clair County, Alabama|St. Clair County]], [[Alabama]] in the United States.  As of the 2000 census, the population of the town was 825.

==Current status==
It was incorporated in 1968. Citizens voted to dissolve the town in 2007 and the community was annexed into the neighboring town of [[Odenville, Alabama|Odenville]].{{cn|date=February 2025}}

==Geography==
Branchville is located at {{coord|33|38|53|N|86|26|13|W|type:city}} (33.648029, -86.436895).<ref name="GR1">{{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}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 225
|1980= 365
|1990= 370
|2000= 825
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |title=U.S. Decennial Census |publisher=Census.gov |accessdate=June 6, 2013 }}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 825 people, 319 households, and 256 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|269.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 345 housing units at an average density of {{convert|112.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 97.09% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.21%, 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.85% from two or more races.  1.94% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 319 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,438, and the median income for a family was $43,594. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $32,639 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,541.  About 6.5% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|33.648029|-86.436895}}
{{St. Clair County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in St. Clair County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]
[[Category:Former municipalities in Alabama]]
[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2007]]