Editing Vance, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Town of Vance<ref name=officialname>{{Cite web |url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/11-40-1.htm |title=Code of Alabama 1975, Title 11, Chapter 40, Section 11-40-1 |access-date=June 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317034430/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/11-40-1.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Vance in Bibb County and Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|Counties]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]], [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 10.21
|area_land_sq_mi          = 10.18
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 509
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 2092
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 205.56
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35490
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-78264
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0158947
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = {{URL|http://townofvance.weebly.com/}}
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 26.44
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'''Vance''' is a town in [[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] and [[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb]] counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] it had a population of 1,529.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0178264| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164446/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0178264| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Vance town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 16, 2013}}</ref> It is most famous for the [[Mercedes-Benz U.S. International|Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant]], currently the only one in [[North America]].

The Tuscaloosa County portion of Vance is part of the Tuscaloosa [[Tuscaloosa metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]], while the Bibb County portion is part of the [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]&ndash;[[Hoover, Alabama|Hoover]] [[Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The town of Vance was first settled in 1830 by David M. Lindley. At that time, the town was called Trion and it was a trading post on the Old [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] Road.

In 1872, Trion was renamed Smallwood in honor of sawmill owner Charles Smallwood.

In 1879, Smallwood was renamed its current name Vance in honor of Dr. William Vance of [[North Carolina]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} It appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the village of Vance's Station.

It formally incorporated in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3519|title=Vance|last=Maloney|first=Christopher|website=[[Encyclopedia of Alabama]]|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>

==Town government==

===Council members===
*'''Mayor''' – Brenda Morrison
*'''Place 1''' – Debbie Minor
*'''Place 2''' – Ginger Turner
*'''Place 3''' – Jay Kelley
*'''Place 4''' – Amanda Bell
*'''Place 5''' – Dianne Averett
*'''Town Clerk''' – Tracy Burt

==Education==
[[Tuscaloosa County Schools]] operates a public school in Vance:
* Vance Elementary School

==Geography==
Most of the town of Vance is located in southeastern Tuscaloosa County, with the town center at 33°9'52.276" North, 87°13'54.185" West (33.164521, -87.231718).<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> The town extends south into Bibb County. [[U.S. Route 11 in Alabama|U.S. Route 11]] passes through the center of the town, leading west {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]] and northeast {{convert|36|mi}} to downtown [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]. [[Interstate 59 (Alabama)|Interstate 59]] parallels Route 11 and serves Vance via Exit 89, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz plant.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|26.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|26.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.29%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Climate==
Average annual rainfall is {{convert|54.9|in}}.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 82
|1970= 68
|1980= 254
|1990= 248
|2000= 500
|2010= 1529
|2020= 2092
|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"
|+Vance racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0178264&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,540
|73.61%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|344
|16.44%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|13
|0.62%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|82
|3.92%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|111
|5.31%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,092 people, 515 households, and 380 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 8, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,529 people, 537 households, and 400 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|150|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 592 housing units at an average density of {{convert|58.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 88.8% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 7.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. 5.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 537 households, out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 19.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% 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 3.30.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $55,938, and the median income for a family was $70,114. Males had a median income of $49,583	 versus $38,450 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $24,406. About 3.4% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://townofvance.weebly.com/ Town of Vance official website]

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{{Bibb County, Alabama}}
{{Tuscaloosa County, Alabama}}

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