Editing Coffeeville, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Coffeeville, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_caption            = Victorian house on [[Alabama State Route 69]] in Coffeeville
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|map_caption              = Location of Coffeeville in Clarke County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Clarke County, Alabama|Clarke]]
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|area_total_km2           = 11.71
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.52
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|elevation_ft             = 174
|elevation_m              = 53
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 263
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|population_density_km2   = 22.47
|population_density_sq_mi = 58.19
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code              = 36524
|area_code                = [[Area code 251|251]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-16264
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 116356<ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis|116356|Coffeeville|July 18, 2023}}</ref>
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|website                  = https://www.townofcoffeeville.org/
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'''Coffeeville''' is a town in [[Clarke County, Alabama|Clarke County]], [[Alabama]], United States.<ref name="GNIS" /> At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 263.

==History==
The town of Coffeeville was incorporated in 1817, and named after [[John Coffee|General John Coffee]].<ref name=Burrage>{{cite book| last=Burrage| first=Joyce White| title=Clarke County| year=1998| publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]]| location=[[Charleston, South Carolina]]| isbn=9780738568713| pages=7| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ND_HEDwDLwC&q=%22Failetown%2C%20Alabama%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA7}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Harris |first=W. |title=Alabama Place-Names |publisher=Strode Publishers |year=1982 |isbn=9780873972314 |location=Huntsville, Alabama |pages=45}}</ref>

In 1892, Coffeeville was the site for a violent confrontation around economic and racial divides that later became known as the [[Mitcham War]].<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite encyclopedia| title=Mitcham War| url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3209| encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Alabama]]| accessdate=August 6, 2012| archive-date=October 30, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030200505/http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-3209| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=HistoryEngine>{{cite web| title=Start of Mitcham War| url=http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/760| work=History Engine: Tools for Collaborative Education and Research| publisher=[[University of Richmond]]| accessdate=August 6, 2012}}</ref>

In 1939, racial violence in Coffeeville was brought to the attention of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] following a near-[[lynching]] incident involving the complicity of the mayor of Coffeeville.<ref>{{cite book| last=Lovell| first=George I.| title=This Is Not Civil Rights: Discovering Rights Talk in 1939 America| year=2012| publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]]| location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]| isbn=9780226494036| pages=88| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjK7rklBHzEC&q=%22Coffeeville%2C%20Alabama%22&pg=PA88}}</ref>

==Geography==
Coffeeville is located in northwestern Clarke County, on high ground on the east side of the [[Tombigbee River]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|11.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0116264| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161151/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0116264| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coffeeville town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 5, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 280
|1880= 104
|1940= 250
|1950= 211
|1960= 250
|1970= 441
|1980= 448
|1990= 431
|2000= 360
|2010= 352
|2020= 263
|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}}</ref>
}}
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 360 people, 165 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|79.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 209 housing units at an average density of {{convert|46.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 61.11% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 38.89% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]].

There were 165 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $19,545, and the median income for a family was $33,125. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,886. About 18.8% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 42.2% of those under age 18 and 19.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Tom Long (outfielder)|Tom Long]], professional baseball [[outfielder]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Long Statistics and History|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/longto01.shtml|publisher=Baseball-reference.com|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Ashton Shepherd]], singer<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p988912|pure_url=yes}} |title=Ashton Shepherd biography |accessdate=April 8, 2008 |last=Leggett |first=Steve |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[Willie J. Slater]], head football coach for the [[Tuskegee University#Sports|Tuskegee University Golden Tigers]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Willie Slater Head Football Coach|url=http://www.goldentigersports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=49&path=football|website=2014 Football Coaching Staff|publisher=[[Tuskegee University]]|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Clarke County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Clarke County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]