Editing Faunsdale, Alabama

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|official_name            = Faunsdale, Alabama
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|map_caption              = Location of Faunsdale in Marengo County, Alabama.
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|area_total_km2           = 0.72
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|elevation_m              = 67
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 90
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|population_density_km2   = 125.43
|population_density_sq_mi = 324.91
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|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
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[[Image:Faunsdale Plantation 03.jpg|thumb|[[Faunsdale Plantation]] slave quarters in 2008]]
'''Faunsdale''' is a town in [[Marengo County, Alabama|Marengo County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 90,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0125816 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> down from 98 in 2010. Faunsdale is home to a community of [[Holdeman Mennonite]]s, the only such community outside of [[Greensboro, Alabama]]. The town has the only Holdeman Mennonite Church in the area, Cedarcrest Mennonite Church.

==History==
A post office called Faunsdale has been in operation since 1841.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Marengo | title=Marengo County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=October 28, 2015}}</ref> The town was named for nearby [[Faunsdale Plantation]], named after a Roman god and owned since 1843 by Dr. Thomas Alexander Harrison. The town was named in his honor.

The plantation had been founded in the 1830s by Messrs Pearson and [[Henry Augustine Tayloe]]. The latter was also the local land agent for his older brothers [[Benjamin Ogle Tayloe]], [[William Henry Tayloe]], [[Edward Thornton Tayloe]], and [[George Plater Tayloe]], who all invested some of their great wealth in several plantations in this area. A 20th-century historian said they were "considered the most important pioneer cotton planters of the Canebrake, as to the extent of their enterprise there."<ref>JW Dubose, "Chronicles of the Canebrake," ''Alabama Historical Quarterly,'' Winter 1947, p.492</ref><ref name="marengoher">Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: ''The Heritage of Marengo County, Alabama'', pages 17-18. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. {{ISBN|1-891647-58-X}}</ref>

Faunsdale was incorporated as a town in 1907.<ref name="Democrat-Reporter">{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9JE1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oxMGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3029%2C608370 | title=French colonists settled Linden when it became county seat | publisher=The Democrat-Reporter | work=Sep 21, 2006 | date=September 21, 2006 | access-date=October 28, 2015 | author=Jones, Joel D. | pages=2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Faunsdale is located at {{coord|32|27|33|N|87|35|36|W|type:city}}.<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|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land. The elevation is {{convert|220|ft|m}}.

==Attractions==
Every spring the town sponsors the annual Faunsdale Crawfish Festival, serving authentic Southern cooking on the street, with music and dancing.  The same week, the bi-annual Faunsdale Biker Rally is within walking distance.  It is an adult-only event, with bikers from all over the state in attendance.<ref name="fbr">{{cite web|title=Faunsdale Bike Rally |work=Faunsdale Bike Rally |url=http://www.faunsdalebikerally.com/
|access-date=May 24, 2013}}</ref>

A number of [[National Register of Historic Places]]-listed plantations are located a few miles from Faunsdale.  They include [[Battersea (Prairieville, Alabama)|Battersea]], [[Bermuda Hill]], [[Cedar Crest (Faunsdale, Alabama)|Cedar Crest]], [[Cedar Grove Plantation]], [[Cedar Haven]], [[Cuba Plantation]], [[Faunsdale Plantation]], and [[Roseland Plantation]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a|dateform=mdy}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 211
|1900= 333
|1910= 352
|1920= 268
|1930= 264
|1940= 185
|1950= 199
|1960= 124
|1970= 227
|1980= 174
|1990= 96
|2000= 87
|2010= 98
|2020= 90
|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|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Faunsdale 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>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Faunsdale town, Alabama |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0125816&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) – Faunsdale town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0125816&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Faunsdale town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0125816&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|47
|66
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|54.02%
|67.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |66.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|36
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|41.38%
|32.65%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.44%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.22%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|4
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|4.60%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''87'''
|'''98'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''90'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 87 people, 34 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|389.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 36 housing units at an average density of {{convert|161.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial and ethnic makeup of the town was 54.02% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic), 41.38% [[Race (United States Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic), and 4.60% [[Hispanic Americans|Hispanic]] (any race).<ref name=2000CensusP004/>

There were 34 households, out of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.<ref name="2000census">{{cite web|title=2000 census for Faunsdale, Alabama|work="U.S. Census Bureau"|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=04000US01&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US01%7C16000US0150000&_street=&_county=faunsdale&_cityTown=faunsdale&_state=04000US01&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210220430/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=04000US01&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US01%7C16000US0150000&_street=&_county=faunsdale&_cityTown=faunsdale&_state=04000US01&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=040&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2006_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=&show_2003_tab=&redirect=Y|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2007}}</ref>

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.8 males.<ref name="2000census"/>

The median income for a household in the town was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $19,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,697. There were no families and 3.2% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.<ref name="2000census"/>

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