Editing Union Grove, Alabama

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|area_total_km2           = 1.47
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.57
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US0177784&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=Union Grove town, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>
|population_total         = 67
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|population_density_km2   = 46.51
|population_density_sq_mi = 120.50
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'''Union Grove''' is a town in [[Marshall County, Alabama|Marshall County]], [[Alabama]], United States, and is included in the [[Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the town was 67,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 77 at the 2010 census.

In the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] the [[Union Army|Union]] troops camped there for some time after passing through Parches Cove. It became known thereafter as Union Grove.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==Geography==
Union Grove is located in western Marshall County at {{coord|34|24|0|N|86|26|46|W|type:city}} (34.400088, -86.446049).<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 {{convert|7|mi|0}} northeast of [[Arab, Alabama|Arab]] and {{convert|5|mi|0}} southwest of [[Guntersville Dam]] on the [[Tennessee River]]. Union Grove sits at an elevation of {{convert|1040|ft}} above sea level on the relatively flat top of [[Brindley Mountain]], near the southwest end of the [[Appalachian Plateau]]. Electricity service in Union Grove is provided through Arab Electric Cooperative, which comes through the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.6|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|0.01|sqmi|2}}, or 1.77%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 118
|1980= 127
|1990= 119
|2000= 94
|2010= 77
|2020= 67
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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|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref>
}}

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 94 people, 38 households, and 28 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|165.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 41 housing units at an average density of {{convert|72.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.87% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]] and 1.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]].

There were 38 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $32,292 versus $19,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,467. There were 15.4% of families and 9.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.

==Education==
Union Grove is served by the Marshall County School System. Most of its school age children go to Brindlee Mountain Primary from kindergarten through the 2nd grade, Brindlee Mountain Elementary from the 3rd through the 5th grade, then Brindlee Mountain Middle School from 6th to 8th and the Brindlee Mountain High School from the 9th through 12th grades.

==References==
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{{Marshall County, Alabama}}

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