Editing Lisman, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lisman, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Lisman in Choctaw County, Alabama.
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|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        = [[Choctaw County, Alabama|Choctaw]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.59
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.59
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 213
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 427
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 165.12
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code              = 36906, 36910, 36912
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-43384
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|blank1_info              = 2406024<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406024}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 6.70
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'''Lisman''' is a town in [[Choctaw County, Alabama|Choctaw County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 427. Lisman was named after a 19th-century railroad investor at the time of construction of the nearby rail line.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Geography==
Lisman is located in northern Choctaw County at 32°10'19.978" North, 88°17'21.667" West (32.172216, -88.289352).<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|6.7|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0143384| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164325/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0143384| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Lisman town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 5, 2014}}</ref>

== History ==
In 1962, local residents participated in "a federal lawsuit challenging the white Choctaw County registrars who were rejecting 95 percent of black voters’ applications."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/i-dont-think-they-know-we-exist/2019/10/12/11f7ba26-e536-11e9-b403-f738899982d2_story.html|title='I don't think they know we exist'|last=McCrummen|first=Stephanie|date=October 12, 2019|work=Washington Post|access-date=October 14, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Martin Luther King visited the town to lead a rally for voting rights on April 30, 1966.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lasentinel.net/martin-luther-king-jr-s-work-still-resonates-across-africa.html|title=Martin Luther King Jr.'s work still resonates across Africa|last=Muhuzuma|first=Rodney|date=April 5, 2018|website=Los Angeles Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

The town incorporated in 1979, which enabled it to pave its dirt roads, and build sewers.<ref name=":0" />

A 2019 article described Mayor Jason Ward's plans to hire a police officer and rebuild the abandoned school library.<ref name=":0" />

Lisman was not included in Choctaw County's new “Opportunity Zones” in 2019.<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 521
|1930= 521
|1940= 545
|1950= 606
|1960= 909
|1970= 636
|1980= 638
|1990= 481
|2000= 653
|2010= 539
|2020= 427
|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><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Lisman town, Alabama – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<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
!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) – Lisman town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0143384&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!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) - Lisman town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0143384&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|36
|15
|6.68%
|3.51%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|496
|393
|92.02%
|92.04%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|6
|12
|1.11%
|2.81%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1
|6
|0.19%
|1.41%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''539'''
|'''427'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
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 653 people, 245 households, and 171 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|257.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 269 housing units at an average density of {{convert|106.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 91.42% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 7.20% [[Race (United States Census)|White]] and 1.38% from two or more races. 0.15% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 245 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 24.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,333, and the median income for a family was $22,750. Males had a median income of $31,719 versus $14,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,295. About 36.4% of families and 36.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.7% of those under age 18 and 37.9% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140518131254/http://www.cgeda.net/ Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance]
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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Choctaw County, Alabama]]