Editing Goodwater, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Goodwater, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Goodwater Alabama.JPG
|imagesize                =
|image_caption            = Goodwater in 2011
|image_seal               =
|image_blank_emblem       = Logo of Goodwater, Alabama.png
|blank_emblem_type        = Logo
|image_map                = File:Coosa County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Goodwater Highlighted 0130640.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Goodwater in Coosa 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        = [[Coosa County, Alabama|Coosa]]
|government_type          =
|leader_title             =
|leader_name              =
|established_date         =
|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 16.90
|area_total_sq_mi         = 6.52
|area_land_km2            = 16.82
|area_land_sq_mi          = 6.49
|area_water_km2           = 0.08
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 840
|elevation_m              = 256
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 1291
|population_metro         =
|population_density_km2   = 76.75
|population_density_sq_mi = 198.80
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|3|35|N|86|3|10|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35072
|area_code                = [[Area code 256|256]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-30640
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0159683
|footnotes                =
|website                  = [http://www.cityofgoodwater.com www.cityofgoodwater.com]
|pop_est_as_of =
|pop_est_footnotes =
|population_est =
|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>
}}
'''Goodwater''' is a town in [[Coosa County, Alabama|Coosa County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,291. It is part of the [[Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area|Talladega-Sylacauga Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Goodwater is located near the northeast corner of Coosa County at {{coord|33.059988|-86.053043|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<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 city has a total area of {{convert|16.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.45%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0130640| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164308/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0130640| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Goodwater town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Goodwater has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (abbreviated ''Cfa'').

{{Weather box
|location = Goodwater, 1991–2020 simulated normals (837 ft elevation)
|collapsed = y
|single line = y
|precipitation colour  =green
|Jan precipitation mm  =139.11
|Feb precipitation mm  =138.64
|Mar precipitation mm  =142.79
|Apr precipitation mm  =123.62
|May precipitation mm  =109.20
|Jun precipitation mm  =122.20
|Jul precipitation mm  =124.08
|Aug precipitation mm  =113.40
|Sep precipitation mm  =91.81
|Oct precipitation mm  =82.64
|Nov precipitation mm  =112.15
|Dec precipitation mm  =137.29
|Jan high C = 12.8
|Feb high C = 15.2
|Mar high C = 19.5
|Apr high C = 23.6
|May high C = 27.4
|Jun high C = 30.7
|Jul high C = 32.3
|Aug high C = 31.8
|Sep high C = 29.2
|Oct high C = 24.3
|Nov high C = 18.5
|Dec high C = 14.1
|Jan mean C  =6.5
|Feb mean C  =8.5
|Mar mean C  =12.3
|Apr mean C  =16.4
|May mean C  =20.8
|Jun mean C  =24.6
|Jul mean C  =26.4
|Aug mean C  =25.9
|Sep mean C  =23.0
|Oct mean C  =17.2
|Nov mean C  =11.5
|Dec mean C  =7.9
|Jan low C = 0.2
|Feb low C = 1.8
|Mar low C = 5.2
|Apr low C = 9.1
|May low C =14.1
|Jun low C = 18.6
|Jul low C = 20.5
|Aug low C = 20.1
|Sep low C = 16.8
|Oct low C = 10.2
|Nov low C = 4.4
|Dec low C = 1.7
|Jan dew point C =1.3
|Feb dew point C =2.7
|Mar dew point C =5.7
|Apr dew point C =9.8
|May dew point C =15.2
|Jun dew point C =19.4
|Jul dew point C =21.2
|Aug dew point C =20.8
|Sep dew point C =17.9
|Oct dew point C =12.1
|Nov dew point C =6.2
|Dec dew point C =3.3
|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 15, 2023}}</ref>
  | date=March 15, 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 589
|1900= 728
|1910= 740
|1920= 920
|1930= 996
|1940= 1028
|1950= 1227
|1960= 2023
|1970= 2172
|1980= 1895
|1990= 1840
|2000= 1633
|2010= 1475
|2020= 1291
|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|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|accessdate=June 3, 2014 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Goodwater racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0130640&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|273
|21.15%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|972
|75.29%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.15%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|38
|2.94%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|5
|0.46%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,291 people, 484 households, and 230 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,475 people, 618 households, and 394 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|227|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|108.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 73.7% Black or African American, 24.3% White, 0.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. 0.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 19, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% 65 or older. The median age was 43.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males.

The median household income was $24,909 and the median family income  was $31,081. Males had a median income of $24,554 versus $24,348 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,957. About 23.6% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 48.2% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,633 people, 621 households, and 424 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|249.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 727 housing units at an average density of {{convert|111.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 73.30% Black or African American, 25.66% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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>
The age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median household income was $22,188 and the median family income  was $28,819. Males had a median income of $22,414 versus $17,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,602. About 21.0% of families and 23.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.8% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Robert Daniel Carmichael]], mathematician for whom [[Carmichael numbers]] are named<ref>{{cite book| author=Thomas Koshy| title=Elementary Number Theory with Applications| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5Z5I3gnFh0C&pg=PA339| date=May 8, 2007| publisher=Academic Press| isbn=978-0-08-054709-1| page=339}}</ref>
* [[Hartley Moon|Colonel Hartley A. Moon]], adjutant general of Alabama
* [[Jamario Moon]], professional basketball player
* [[Xavier Moon]], professional basketball player

==Photo Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:2022-10-13_Goodwater,_AL_-_City_Hall.jpg|Goodwater City Hall
Image:2022-10-13_Goodwater,_AL_-_Post_Office.jpg|Goodwater Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 35072)
Image:2022-10-13_Goodwater,_AL_-_Public_Library.jpg|[https://librarytechnology.org/library/14386 Goodwater Public Library]
Image:2022-10-13_Goodwater,_AL_-_Downtown_Mural.jpg|Downtown Goodwater
</gallery>

== References ==
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{{Coosa County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Coosa County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Alexander City micropolitan area]]