Editing River Falls, Alabama

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'''River Falls''' is a town in [[Covington County, Alabama|Covington County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 479.

The town contains the neighborhood  of '''Montezuma''', which was once an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] and the first county seat of Covington County,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=42549 | title=Montezuma Historical Marker }}</ref> before the seat moved to [[Andalusia, Alabama|Andalusia]].

==Geography==
River Falls is located {{convert|5|mi|0}} northwest of [[Andalusia, Alabama|Andalusia]], the county seat, at {{Coord|31|21|N|86|32|W|type:city}} (31.3519, -86.5367).<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> The town lies along the [[Conecuh River]]. A hydroelectric dam creating Point A Lake on the river is located at the northeast corner of the town. According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|18.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|17.7|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 3.67%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0164776| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0164776| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): River Falls town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 760
|1920= 1107
|1930= 556
|1940= 413
|1950= 376
|1960= 401
|1970= 580
|1980= 669
|1990= 710
|2000= 616
|2010= 526
|2020= 479
|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 616 people, 272 households, and 174 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|88.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 307 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 62.50% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 36.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 272 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,838, and the median income for a family was $30,556. Males had a median income of $22,266 versus $20,469 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,016. About 14.3% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.

== 2012 mayoral scandal ==
The mayor of River Falls, Mary Ella Hixon, age 91, was accused in theft of $201,600 of public funds, during her mayorship. The scandal came August 2012, when a majority of the then-sitting River Falls Town Council members told the Andalusia Star-News they never voted in 2008 to sell the town's former city hall property to Richard Moss, Hixon's housemate for more than a decade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2015/05/13/moss%E2%80%88gets%E2%80%88plea-deal/|title=Moss Gets Plea Deal|last=|first=|date=|website=Andalusia Star-News|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> She served as mayor for more than 30 years. The court sentenced her to 10 years imprisonment, considering her advanced age, suspended for five years of implementation.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Crimesider Staff
| title = Mary Hixon, 91-year-old River Falls, Ala. mayor, pleads guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from the town
| work = CBS News
| accessdate = December 10, 2014
| date = October 12, 2012
| url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mary-hixon-91-year-old-river-falls-ala-mayor-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-more-than-200000-from-the-town/
}}</ref> Moss pleaded guilty to his part of the crime in May 2015. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on each count, to be served concurrently. He was required to pay back $105,609.82 to the town of River Falls.

== References ==
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{{Coord|display=title|31.3519|-86.5367}}
{{Covington County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Covington County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]