Editing Gu-Win, Alabama

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'''Gu-Win''' is a town in [[Fayette County, Alabama|Fayette]] and [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. It incorporated in 1956.<ref name="al.com">{{cite web | url=http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2015/05/the_curious_tales_of_4_oddly_n.html | title=The curious tales of 4 oddly named Alabama towns | date=May 13, 2015 }}</ref> At the 2020 census the population was 141,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 176 at the 2010 census. Although a small portion of the town is within Fayette County, all of the population as of 2010 resided in Marion County.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0700000US010939144932536&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Gu-Win town (part), Guin CCD, Marion County, Alabama: 2010 DEC Summary File 1| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>

The town's unusual name is taken from the names of its two neighboring cities, [[Guin, Alabama|Guin]] and [[Winfield, Alabama|Winfield]]. "Gu-Win" and "Guin" are not the same, though the pronunciation is virtually the same, leading to occasional confusion by visitors. Gu-Win - Goo-win and Guin - G-you-in{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==History==
The area Gu-Win occupies is between Guin and Winfield. Until the 1950s, it was known as "Ear Gap". Not wanting to be annexed into Guin or Winfield, it pursued incorporation for itself, and chose the name of the local drive-in theater, "Gu-Win".<ref name="al.com"/> As of 2019, the theater still operates, but has been renamed the Blue Moon.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.google.com/maps/@33.9541984,-87.8713374,3a,68.1y,34.98h,91.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sS9ZdNfV2gcI3zR-twKe6Iw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192| title=AL-171, Gu-Win, Alabama| publisher=Google Street View| date=August 2019| access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography==
Gu-Win is located in southern Marion County at {{Coord|33|56|58|N|87|52|19|W|type:city}} (33.949505, -87.871921),<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> with a small portion extending south into Fayette County. [[U.S. Route 43]] passes through the town, leading northwest {{convert|3|mi|0}} to [[Guin, Alabama|Guin]] and southeast the same distance to [[Winfield, Alabama|Winfield]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Gu-Win has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi}}, all of it recorded as land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The town sits at a low gap between two subwatersheds that each lead to the [[Tombigbee River]]: the [[Buttahatchee River]] to the west, and [[Luxapallila Creek]] to the southeast. The local streams rising in the gap are Hughes Branch flowing to the west, and an unnamed tributary of Luxapallila Creek flowing to the southeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 80
|1970= 231
|1980= 266
|1990= 243
|2000= 204
|2010= 176
|2020= 141
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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|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>
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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 204 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|106.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 100 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% [[Race (United States Census)|White]]. 2.94% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 86 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $39,375 versus $18,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $16,868. About 11.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.8% of those 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Coord|display=title|33.949505|-87.871921}}
{{Fayette County, Alabama}}
{{Marion County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Fayette County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Marion County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]