Editing Selmont-West Selmont, Alabama

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|official_name            = Selmont-West Selmont, Alabama
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|nickname                 = The Gateway to Selma
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'''Selmont-West Selmont''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Dallas County, Alabama|Dallas County]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 2,158.

==Geography==
Selmont-West Selmont is located in eastern Dallas County at {{coord|32|22|43|N|87|0|24|W|type:city}} (32.378494, -87.006659).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is on the south side of the [[Alabama River]], which separates it from the city of the [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], the [[county seat]], to the north. The [[Edmund Pettus Bridge]] carries [[U.S. Route 80]] across the river into Selma at the north end of the CDP.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.17%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0169180| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Selmont-West Selmont CDP, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 5, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 2270
|1980= 5255
|1990= 3823
|2000= 3502
|2010= 2671
|2020= 2158
|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><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|access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Selmont-West Selmont CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<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 <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!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) – Selmont-West Selmont CDP, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0169180&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) - Selmont-West Selmont CDP, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0169180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|110
|64
|4.12%
|2.97%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,505
|2,040
|93.79%
|94.53%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|3
|1
|0.11%
|0.05%
|-
|[[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)
|1
|0
|0.04%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|11
|43
|0.41%
|1.99%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|41
|10
|1.54%
|0.46%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,671'''
|'''2,158'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 census===
As of the [[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> of 2000, there were 3,502 people, 1,227 households, and 879 families residing in the community. The population density was {{convert|1,068.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of {{convert|480.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the community was 91.35% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 7.91% [[Race (United States Census)|White]],  0.14% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,227 households, out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 39.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the community the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 16.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.2 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $11,591, and the median income for a family was $15,000. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $17,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $9,602. About 53.4% of families and 55.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 64.8% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 21, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 2,671 people, 999 households, and 658 families residing in the community. The population density was {{convert|810|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,320 housing units at an average density of {{convert|400|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the community was 93.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 4.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]],  0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.0% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.0% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.4% 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.

There were 999 households, out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 36.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.36.

In the community the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $25,064, and the median income for a family was $26,741. Males had a median income of $21,536 versus $23,101 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the community was $9,798. About 36.1% of families and 34.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.3% of those under age 18 and 36.9% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Dallas County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Dallas County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Alabama]]