Editing Gainesville, Alabama

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'''Gainesville''' is a town in [[Sumter County, Alabama|Sumter County]], [[Alabama]], United States. Founded in 1832, it was incorporated in 1835.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19721102&id=EBwfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NJwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7016,766817&hl=en|title=The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com}}</ref> At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] the population was 208, down from 220. [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[General officers in the Confederate States Army|Lieutenant General]] [[Nathan Bedford Forrest]] surrendered his men near Gainesville on May 19, 1865, at the Civil War's end.

==Geography==
Gainesville is located at {{coord|32|49|2|N|88|9|29|W|type:city}} (32.817317, -88.158026).<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|1.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1500
|1880= 960
|1890= 1017
|1900= 817
|1910= 532
|1920= 355
|1930= 329
|1940= 283
|1950= 319
|1960= 214
|1970= 255
|1980= 207
|1990= 449
|2000= 220
|2010= 208
|2020= 172
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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|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>{{cbignore}}<br/>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2014|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014 }}</ref>
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As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 208 people living in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 82.2% Black, 16.3% White and 1.4% from two or more races.

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 220 people, 87 households, and 58 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|128.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 122 housing units at an average density of {{convert|71.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 22.73% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 77.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]].

[[File:Old Bank of Gainesville.jpg|thumb|left|The former Gainesville National Bank building (built 1838) on State Street.]]
There were 87 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.3% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $10,938, and the median income for a family was $13,750. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $15,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,176. About 60.4% of families and 70.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 82.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 48.3% of those 65 or over.

==Points of interest==
[[File:House at Gainesville 01.jpg|thumb|The Moses Lewis House (Lewis-Long House) on Yankee Street.  Lewis laid out the town and named it in honor of [[George Strother Gaines]].  The house is part of the [[Main–Yankee Street Historic District]].]]
Gainesville has 67 historic sites that are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], with many that predate the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Copeland|first=Larry|title= Southern towns shrink, economic woes grow|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-17-deepsouth_N.htm|work=USA Today|date=June 17, 2008|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080804075833/www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-17-deepsouth_N.htm|archive-date=August 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The [[Historic district (United States)|historic districts]] include the [[Gainesville Historic District]] and [[Main–Yankee Street Historic District]]. Individual structures include [[Aduston Hall]], the [[Coffin Shop]], [[Colgin Hill]], [[Gibbs House (Gainesville, Alabama)|Gibbs House]], [[Col. Green G. Mobley House]], the [[Gainesville Park and Bandstand|Park and Bandstand]], and [[Laura Watson House]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref><ref name="gainesvillemra">{{NRHP url|id=64000015|title=Gainesville MRA}} NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 2, 2011.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Amelia Greenwald]],  international public health nurse during World War I and between the wars, and a leader in the field of public health. She was the first Female driver in Poland.
*[[Buck Buchanan]], former NFL player for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He was inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1990.
*[[Jaybird Coleman]], [[country blues]] [[harmonica]] player, [[guitarist]], and singer
*[[Maria Fearing]], [[Presbyterian]] missionary. Inducted into the [[Alabama Women's Hall of Fame]] in 2000

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Towns in Sumter County, Alabama]]
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