Editing Mosses, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Mosses, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Mosses, Alabama (Ala. Williams Store).JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = The Ala Williams Store in Mosses.
|image_seal               = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Mosses in Lowndes 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        = [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes]]
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|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
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|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 12.37
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.78
|area_land_km2            = 12.28
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.74
|area_water_km2           = 0.09
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 207
|elevation_m              = 63
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 834
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 67.90
|population_density_sq_mi = 175.88
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|32|10|23|N|86|40|38|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36040<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/36040|title=Mosses AL ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2023|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
|area_code                       = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-51520
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0136404
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|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>
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'''Mosses''' is a town in [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,029, down from 1,101 in 2000. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. It incorporated in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2012/08/31/mosses-receives-350000-grant-for-sewers/ | title=Mosses receives $350,000 grant for sewers | date=September 2012 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Mosses is located at {{coord|32|10|23|N|86|40|38|W|type:city}} (32.173120, -86.677296).<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 town has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 158
|1980= 649
|1990= 1072
|2000= 1101
|2010= 1029
|2020= 834
|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|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Mosses 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) – Mosses town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0151520&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) - Mosses town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0151520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|15
|8
|1.46%
|0.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|995
|804
|96.70%
|96.40%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[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)
|0
|17
|0.00%
|2.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|19
|5
|1.85%
|0.60%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,029'''
|'''834'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,029 people, 369 households, and 270 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|214.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 409 housing units at an average density of {{convert|85.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.9% Black or African American, 1.5% White, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, and 0.1% from two or more races. 1.8% 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=August 1, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 369 households 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.1% were married couples living together, 42.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.5% of households were one person and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.38.

The age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% 65 or older. The median age was 34.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.1 males.

The median household income was $13,750 and the median family income  was $16,319. Males had a median income of $19,583 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,053. About 53.4% of families and 55.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 65.1% of those under age 18 and 51.1% of those age 65 or over.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,101 people, 364 households, and 281 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|230.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 421 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 97.82% Black or African American, 1.18% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.45% 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>
Of the 364 households 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.5% were married couples living together, 45.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.6% of households were one person and 3.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.50.

The age distribution was 34.6% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% 65 or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.

The median household income was $17,031 and the median family income  was $22,273. Males had a median income of $21,528 versus $16,771 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,268. About 39.0% of families and 43.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 54.4% of those under age 18 and 35.9% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Lowndes County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lowndes County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Montgomery metropolitan area]]