Editing Parrish, Alabama

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|official_name            = Parrish, Alabama
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|map_caption              = Location of Parrish in Walker County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Walker County, Alabama|Walker]]
|government_type          = Mayor - Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Bubba

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.09
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|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 381
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 982
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 469.18
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35580
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-58272
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0124458
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|website                  = <!-- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110906092623/http://townofparrish.org/ Official website]}} -->
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|area_total_km2 = 5.42
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'''Parrish''' is a [[town]] in [[Walker County, Alabama|Walker County]], [[Alabama]], United States. It was incorporated in October 1922.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3428|title=Parrish {{!}} Encyclopedia of Alabama|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> At the 2010 census the population was 982, down from 1,268 in 2000.

==Geography==
Parrish is located at {{Coord|33|43|57|N|87|16|45|W|type:city}} (33.732477, -87.279291).<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|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 987
|1940= 870
|1950= 757
|1960= 1608
|1970= 1742
|1980= 1583
|1990= 1433
|2000= 1268
|2010= 982
|2020= 982
|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>
}}

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 1,268 people, 506 households, and 358 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|605.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 587 housing units at an average density of {{convert|280.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Parrish is 72.63% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|White]], 25.32% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Black]] or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|African American]], 0.16% [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Native American]], 0.16% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.63% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. 0.95% of the population were Hispanic or [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|Latino]] of any race.

There were 506 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,711, and the median income for a family was $26,193. Males had a median income of $25,341 versus $16,900 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $11,270. About 21.3% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.0% of those under age 18 and 26.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Parrish Elementary and [[Parrish High School]], members of the [[Walker County Board of Education]], are located in Parrish. The school mascot is the Tornadoes. In 2014, the [[Walker County Board of Education]] voted to close the high school after the 2013–2014 school year due to budget constraints.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=April 11, 2014|title=Walker County school board votes to close 3 schools|url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/25218226/walker-county-school-board-votes-to-close-3-schools|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074203/https://www.wbrc.com/story/25218226/walker-county-school-board-votes-to-close-3-schools/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=6 WBRC|language=en-US}}</ref> Parrish High School students not graduating that year were transferred to two nearby schools; they chose between either Oakman High School in [[Oakman, Alabama|Oakman]] or Cordova High School in [[Cordova, Alabama|Cordova]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 24, 2014|title=Parrish HS holds last graduation before closing|url=https://www.wbrc.com/story/25602107/parrish-hs-holds-last-graduation-before-closing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604082925/https://www.wbrc.com/story/25602107/parrish-hs-holds-last-graduation-before-closing/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=6 WBRC|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Ron|date=May 25, 2014|title=Graduation ceremony signals closing of Parrish High School|url=http://www.mountaineagle.com/view/full_story/25162063/article-Graduation-ceremony-signals-closing-of-Parrish-High-School|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811231046/http://www.mountaineagle.com/view/full_story/25162063/article-Graduation-ceremony-signals-closing-of-Parrish-High-School|archivedate=August 11, 2014|accessdate=July 29, 2014|website=Daily Mountain Eagle}}</ref>

=== Athletics ===
In 2003, the Parrish High School [[American football|football]] team won the [[Alabama High School Athletic Association|Alabama High School Athletics Association]] Class 1A State Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dnn.ahsaa.com/Sports/IndividualSports/Football/History/PlayoffResults/FootballPlayoffBrackets2003/Class1AFootballPlayoffBrackets2003/tabid/1252/Default.aspx|title=AHSAA {{!}} Class 1A Football Playoff Brackets (2003)|last=AHSAA|website=dnn.ahsaa.com|access-date=April 9, 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3428 Entry] in the [[Encyclopedia of Alabama]]
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180614071852/http://www.townofparrish.org/ Official town website (Archived Copy)]}}
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[[Category:Towns in Walker County, Alabama]]
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