Editing Trinity, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Trinity, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Trinity-Seneca-al.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Seneca Drive
|image_seal               = 
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|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location in Morgan County, Alabama
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|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Morgan County, Alabama|Morgan]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Alabama|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 12.88
|area_total_sq_mi         = 4.97
|area_land_km2            = 12.86
|area_land_sq_mi          = 4.97
|area_water_km2           = 0.02
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_ft             = 679
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0176872&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Trinity town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 2526
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 196.40
|population_density_sq_mi = 508.66
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|34|36|14|N|87|5|10|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35673
|area_code                = [[Area code 256|256]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-76872
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2406755<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406755}}</ref>
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|www.trinityal.gov}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
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|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
}}
'''Trinity''' is a town in [[Morgan County, Alabama|Morgan County]], [[Alabama]], United States. It is included in the [[Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama|Decatur Metropolitan Area]] and the [[Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area]]. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,526,<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 2,095 in 2010. It was incorporated in 1901.<ref name=kaetz>James P. Kaetz, "[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3330 Trinity]," ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', September 28, 2012.</ref>

==History==

Trinity was developed in the 1810s as area plantation owners built houses atop Trinity Mountain to escape the mosquito-infested lowlands. A post office operated at Trinity from 1848 to 1853. The post office reopened under the name "Trinity Station" in 1866. The town incorporated in 1901, and changed its name to simply "Trinity" two years later.<ref name=kaetz />

==Geography==
Trinity is located in northwestern Morgan County across a scattered area mostly between [[U.S. Route 72]] on the north and [[Alabama State Route 24|State Route 24]] to the south (though the town's municipal boundaries extend slightly beyond each road). [[Decatur, Alabama|Decatur]] lies just to the east, and  [[Wheeler Lake]] (part of the [[Tennessee River]]) lies to the north. The southern parts of the town are located atop Trinity Mountain, a broad ridge that rises several hundred feet above the surrounding terrain. The town is bordered to the west by [[Lawrence County, Alabama|Lawrence County]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|5.0|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.008|sqmi}}, or 0.16%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 142
|1900= 191
|1910= 198
|1920= 243
|1930= 208
|1940= 249
|1950= 342
|1960= 454
|1970= 881
|1980= 1328
|1990= 1380
|2000= 1841
|2010= 2095
|2020= 2526
|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>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,841 people, 691 households, and 563 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|508.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 728 housing units at an average density of {{convert|201.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 88.00% Asian, 9.61% Black or African American, 1.25% Native American, 0.11% White, 0.16% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. 1.14% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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 the 691 households 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 16.2% of households were one person and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median household income was $54,271 and the median family income  was $60,139. Males had a median income of $43,393 versus $27,552 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,467. About 4.6% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 2,095 people, 783 households, and 647 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|581.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 823 housing units at an average density of {{convert|228.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 88.6% White, 6.7% Black or African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 1.7% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=August 6, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 783 households 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 14.6% of households were one person and 5.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.

The median household income was $61,060 and the median family income  was $71,818. Males had a median income of $54,250 versus $34,205 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,628. About .9% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Trinity racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0176872&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,873
|74.15%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|223
|8.83%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|24
|0.95%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|5
|0.2%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|119
|4.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|282
|11.16%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,526 people, 871 households, and 637 families residing in the town.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Trinity, Alabama}}
*{{official website|www.trinityal.gov}}

{{Morgan County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Morgan County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama]]
[[Category:Huntsville-Decatur, AL Combined Statistical Area]]