Editing Minor, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Minor, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]] and the state of [[Alabama]]
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|area_total_km2           = 1.72
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.66
|area_land_km2            = 1.72
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.66
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|elevation_ft             = 581
|elevation_m              = 177
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 1088
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|population_density_km2   = 632.82
|population_density_sq_mi = 1638.55
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|postal_code              = 35224<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/35224|title=Minor AL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                = 205
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'''Minor''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Jefferson County, Alabama]], United States. It is located north of the [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] suburb, [[Pleasant Grove, Alabama|Pleasant Grove]] and has a population of 1,094 (2010 census).<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Minor was damaged by an [[Fujita scale|F5 tornado]] on [[April 6–9, 1998 tornado outbreak sequence|April 8, 1998]], including damage inflicted on the non-denominational Open Door Church.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 3313
|2000= 1116
|2010= 1094
|2020= 1088
|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"
|+Minor racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0149072&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|594
|54.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|357
|32.81%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.46%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|4
|0.37%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|55
|5.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|73
|6.71%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,088 people, 315 households, and 233 families residing in the CDP.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 29, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 1,094 people, 405 households, and 294 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,600|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. Housing units numbered 462 at an average density of {{convert|660|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.6% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 20.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.5% from two or more races. 1.5% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

27.2% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 23.0% 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 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.

23.1% were under age 18, 6.9% were from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 39.8. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.

Median household income was $49,583, while median family income was $57,955. Males had a median income of $38,438 versus $27,011 for females. [[Per capita income]] was $24,406. About 16.0% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 0% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
According to the 2000 [[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> the population numbered 1,116 people, 456 households, and 340 families. The population density was {{convert|1,607.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 471 housing units produced an average density of {{convert|678.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.67% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.90% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.72% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.63% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Out of the 456 households, 6.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87.

The population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median household income was $33,710, and the median income for a family was $38,250. Males had a median income of $28,295 versus $24,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] was $14,690. About 2.0% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

== Churches ==

* Minor First Baptist
* Minor United Methodist, on land donated by the Young family
* Westmont Baptist
* Minor church of Christ
* Open Door, located on Birmingport Road and later partially operating out of the old Minor Christian School and later the old Methodist Church location
* Minor church of God (formerly Docena church of God)

==References==
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{{Jefferson County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]