Editing Rutledge, Alabama

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|leader_name              = [[Phil Collins]]
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|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
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'''Rutledge''' is a town in [[Crenshaw County, Alabama|Crenshaw County]], [[Alabama]], United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 467.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0167176| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161226/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0167176| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rutledge town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Rutledge is located at the geographic center of Crenshaw County at {{Coord|31|43|59|N|86|18|35|W|type:city}} (31.733103, -86.309619).<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 city of [[Luverne, Alabama|Luverne]], the Crenshaw County seat, lies along Rutledge's eastern border.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.2|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==History==
Rutledge began as Barber's Crossroads. It was originally settled by Jared Phelps Barber. The town was briefly named Crenshaw, but on June 10, 1867, it was changed to Rutledge in honor of Captain Henry Rutledge, Company H. 59th Alabama Infantry, [[Confederate States Army|CSA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMA892_Rutledge |title=Rutledge - Alabama Historical Markers on |publisher=Waymarking.com |date= |accessdate=May 4, 2022}}</ref> Rutledge was the first county seat of Crenshaw County and held that position from March 1867 to May 1893. It was incorporated in 1871.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 215
|1890= 314
|1900= 346
|1910= 230
|1920= 155
|1930= 215
|1940= 289
|1950= 370
|1960= 276
|1970= 353
|1980= 496
|1990= 473
|2000= 476
|2010= 467
|2020= 351
|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 476 people, 201 households, and 127 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|143.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{convert|79.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 71.01% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 28.36% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], and 0.63% from two or more races.

There were 201 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $17,500, and the median income for a family was $22,500. Males had a median income of $25,179 versus $18,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,226. About 30.9% of families and 30.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 26.5% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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{{Crenshaw County, Alabama}}

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