Editing Brent, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Brent
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|motto                    = Proven by Tempest
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|map_caption              = Location of Brent in Bibb County, Alabama.
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              =  Bobbie White
|established_date         = 
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 8.83
|area_land_sq_mi          = 8.80
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 240
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2972
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 337.69
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
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|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35034
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-09136
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0159248
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.cityofbrentalabama.com}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 22.87
|area_land_km2 = 22.79
|area_water_km2 = 0.08
|population_density_km2 = 130.38
}}
'''Brent''' is a city in [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,972.

==History==
Brent was founded in 1898 along the [[Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] line in the southern portion of Bibb County, named after surveyor Brent H. Armstrong. The community was incorporated in 1913.<ref name="HISTORY">[http://www.cityofbrentalabama.com/history.html City of Brent - History], Retrieved February 3, 2016.</ref>

On May 27, 1973, Brent was almost completely destroyed by an [[1973 Central Alabama tornado|F4 tornado]] during an outbreak of violent weather in the Deep South, killing 5 people and injuring 56 in the area. The tornado was on the ground for 139 miles (224&nbsp;km), currently the longest track to date in Alabama history, beginning just northeast of [[Demopolis, Alabama|Demopolis]] in [[Hale County, Alabama|Hale County]] and eventually dissipating at [[Cheaha Mountain]] in [[Clay County, Alabama|Clay County]].<ref name="NOAA">[http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=event_05271973_centreville  NOAA, Long Track F-4 Tornado - Hale, Bibb, Perry, Shelby, Talladega and Clay Counties, May 27, 1973], Retrieved February 3, 2016.</ref> Adjacent [[Centreville, Alabama|Centreville]] received significant damage as well as locations in nearby counties.<ref name="HISTORY" /><ref name="TORNADO">[https://brenttornado.wordpress.com/ ''The Brent Tornado 1973: A Time To Remember'', A Red Letter Day by John Brasher], Retrieved February 2, 2016.</ref> Brent was able to be rebuilt before being hit by another EF3<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.php?pil=PNSBMX&e=202104062140 | title=IEM :: PNS from NWS BMX }}</ref> on [[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021|March 25, 2021]], also damaging the adjacent town of [[Centreville, Alabama|Centreville]] were to have the [[Bibb County Airport]] rendering the airport a total loss.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bibb-county-airport-a-total-loss-after-tornado-outbreak/ar-BB1eZkl5 |title=Bibb County airport a 'total loss' after tornado outbreak |website=[[MSN]] |access-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-date=April 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411001547/https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/bibb-county-airport-a-total-loss-after-tornado-outbreak/ar-BB1eZkl5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Geography==
Brent is located near the center of Bibb County at 32°56'24.864" North, 87°10'29.935" West (32.940240, -87.174982).<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> It lies in the [[Cahaba River]] valley and is adjacent to the city of Centreville, the county seat, which is across the Cahaba River from the city. [[U.S. Route 82]] passes through the northern part of town, bypassing the town center, and leads northwest {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] and southeast {{convert|73|mi}} to [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], the state capital.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brent has a total area of {{convert|22.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|22.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.34%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0109136| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161622/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0109136| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brent city, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 16, 2013}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Brent has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.	<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=525110&cityname=Brent%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Brent, Alabama]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Brent, 1991–2020 simulated normals (282 ft elevation)
|collapsed = 
|single line = y
|precipitation colour  =green
|Jan precipitation mm  =138.42
|Feb precipitation mm  =145.75
|Mar precipitation mm  =137.81
|Apr precipitation mm  =126.69
|May precipitation mm  =99.57
|Jun precipitation mm  =116.23
|Jul precipitation mm  =118.42
|Aug precipitation mm  =107.36
|Sep precipitation mm  =104.39
|Oct precipitation mm  =80.45
|Nov precipitation mm  =116.81
|Dec precipitation mm  =135.52
|Jan high C = 13.3
|Feb high C = 15.9
|Mar high C = 20.5
|Apr high C = 24.7
|May high C = 28.7
|Jun high C = 32.1
|Jul high C = 33.5
|Aug high C = 33.3
|Sep high C = 30.9
|Oct high C = 25.4
|Nov high C = 19.2
|Dec high C = 14.6
|Jan mean C  =7.1
|Feb mean C  =9.2
|Mar mean C  =13.2
|Apr mean C  =17.3
|May mean C  =21.9
|Jun mean C  =25.9
|Jul mean C  =27.4
|Aug mean C  =27.1
|Sep mean C  =24.3
|Oct mean C  =18.3
|Nov mean C  =12.0
|Dec mean C  =8.5
|Jan low C = 0.9
|Feb low C = 2.5
|Mar low C = 5.9
|Apr low C = 9.8
|May low C = 15.1
|Jun low C = 19.6
|Jul low C = 21.4
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 17.7
|Oct low C = 11.1
|Nov low C = 4.8
|Dec low C = 2.4
|Jan dew point C =2.1
|Feb dew point C =3.6
|Mar dew point C =6.5
|Apr dew point C =10.8
|May dew point C =16.0
|Jun dew point C =20.1
|Jul dew point C =21.8
|Aug dew point C =21.4
|Sep dew point C =18.5
|Oct dew point C =12.7
|Nov dew point C =6.7
|Dec dew point C =4.0
|source 1 = Prism Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
  | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
  | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University
  | publisher=Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (NACSE), based at Oregon State University
  | access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>
  | date=March 14, 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 386
|1930= 586
|1940= 829
|1950= 1100
|1960= 1879
|1970= 2093
|1980= 2862
|1990= 2776
|2000= 4024
|2010= 4947
|2020= 2972
|align-fn=center
|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><br />2013 Estimate<ref>{{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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archivedate=May 22, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Brent city, 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>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Brent city, Alabama |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0109136&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</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) – Brent city, Alabama |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0109136&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|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) – Brent city, Alabama |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0109136&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,963
|2,158
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,507
|48.78%
|43.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.71%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,003
|2,639
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,286
|49.78%
|53.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |43.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.07%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|8
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.20%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|8
|29
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75
|0.20%
|0.59%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.52%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|39
|105
|style='background: #ffffe6; |96
|0.97%
|2.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.23%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,024'''
|'''4,947'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,972'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,972 people, 1,055 households, and 762 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 8, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,947 people, 1,178 households, and 788 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|564|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,323 housing units at an average density of {{convert|150.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 53.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 45.1% [[Race (United States Census)|White]],  0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. 2.1% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,178 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 209.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 278.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,044, and the median income for a family was $42,440. Males had a median income of $43,211 versus $22,010 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,799. About 14.9% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 38.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Brent is governed via the mayor-council system. The city council consists of five members each elected from single member districts. The mayor, currently Bobbie White, is elected by the entire city.<ref>{{cite web|title=City Government|url=http://www.cityofbrentalabama.com/citygovernment.html|website=The City of Brent, Alabama|accessdate=June 16, 2017}}</ref>

The [[Alabama Department of Corrections]] operates the [[Bibb Correctional Facility]] in Brent.<ref name="ADOCInfo">"[http://www.doc.state.al.us/facility.asp?id=1 Bibb Correctional Facility] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060704172909/http://www.doc.state.al.us/facility.asp?id=1 |date=2006-07-04 }}." [[Alabama Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Brent Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/brent-2150-main-st-brent-al-1355760 Post Office™ Location - BRENT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617130105/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/brent-2150-main-st-brent-al-1355760 |date=June 17, 2011 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.</ref>

==Transportation==
Intercity bus service is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]].<ref>[http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/alabama/brent/bus-station-420189 Brent, AL Greyhound Station] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081521/http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/alabama/brent/bus-station-420189 |date=March 4, 2016 }} Intercity Bus Service</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Charles Cleveland (basketball)|Charles Cleveland]], former professional basketball player for the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
* The visionary art environment of outsider artist and Methodist minister [[George Paul Kornegay]] was based on a hill near Brent.<ref name="CrownArts2004">{{cite book|author1=Carol Crown|author2=Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts|title=Coming Home!: Self-taught Artists, the Bible, and the American South|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tJT-ctyYB1YC|year=2004|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-57806-659-9|page=95}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cityofbrentalabama.com City of Brent official website]

{{Coord|display=title|32.94024|-87.174982}}
{{Bibb County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Cities in Bibb County, Alabama]]
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