Editing Sipsey, Alabama

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'''Sipsey''' is a town in [[Walker County, Alabama|Walker County]], Alabama, United States. In the 2010 census, the population was 437, down from the previous 552 in the year 2000.

==Geography==
Sipsey is located at {{coord|33|49|23|N|87|5|10|W|type:city}} (33.823108, -87.086127).<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|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==History==
Sipsey was founded in the early 1912-13 as a company town for the DeBardeleben Coal Company, founded by coal magnates [[Henry T. DeBardeleben]], [[Milton Fies]], and Nicholas M. Norris.<ref>Pat Morrison, [https://books.google.com/books?id=nvFGyKwKekYC&dq=%22Henry+T.+DeBardeleben%22&pg=PT41 ''Walker County, Alabama''], Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2004</ref> The town served the company's employees in the nearby mines. The mine production began in 1913. At one point the town had as many as 900 residents.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sipsey |url=https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/sipsey/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama |language=en-US}}</ref>
It was incorporated as a town on August 14, 1965.<ref>Book 82, Page 64 Walker County, Alabama.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 608
|1980= 678
|1990= 568
|2000= 552
|2010= 437
|2020= 363
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|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>
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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 552 people, 212 households, and 149 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,124.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|486.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 68.12% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 31.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.18% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 212 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the town, the population was distributed this way in terms of age — 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,000, and the median income for a family was $26,500. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,644. About 23.3% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 31.3% of those age 65 or over.

The town elected its first black female Mayor in 2012. Mayor Belinda McCain{{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Year or term served should be added in order to distinguish from current or incumbent mayor, which is not found in the article}} is striving for economic development and green development for Sipsey. {{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Add economic development and green development programs referred to}}

Sipsey is served by a full-time police department under the supervision of Chief John B. Jackson {{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Year or term served}}, Jr., and a volunteer fire and rescue department under the supervision of Chief Rodney Morgan{{Citation needed|date=July 2024|reason=Year or term served}}.

==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|33.823108|-87.086127}}
{{Walker County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Walker County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]