Editing Webb, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Webb, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Webb in Houston County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Houston County, Alabama|Houston]]
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|area_total_km2           = 29.16
|area_total_sq_mi         = 11.26
|area_land_km2            = 29.16
|area_land_sq_mi          = 11.26
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 305
|elevation_m              = 93
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1270
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_km2   = 43.55
|population_density_sq_mi = 112.80
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36376
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-80376
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0128676
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.webbalabama.com/}}
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'''Webb''' is a town in [[Houston County, Alabama|Houston County]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. It is named for plantation owner [[B. F. Webb]], who settled in the area around 1890. The town was incorporated in 1903.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3350|title=Webb}}</ref> It is part of the [[Dothan, Alabama]] [[Dothan metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,430,<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0180376| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Webb town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=April 13, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 1,298 in 2000.

==Geography==
Webb is located in northern Houston County at {{Coord|31|15|37|N|85|17|1|W|type:city}} (31.260358, -85.283533).<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> It is bordered to the northwest by the town of [[Kinsey, Alabama|Kinsey]], to the west by the city of [[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]], and at its southern tip by the town of [[Cowarts, Alabama|Cowarts]].

[[Alabama State Route 52]] passes through Webb, leading west {{convert|7|mi|0}} into Dothan and east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Columbia, Alabama|Columbia]] at the [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] border.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Webb has a total area of {{convert|29.5|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 256
|1920= 415
|1930= 400
|1940= 379
|1950= 344
|1960= 331
|1970= 354
|1980= 448
|1990= 1039
|2000= 1298
|2010= 1430
|2020= 1270
|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><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>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 1,298 people, 491 households, and 375 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|110.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 523 housing units at an average density of {{convert|44.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 79.20% White, 19.65% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.00% 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 491 households 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 22.6% of households were one person and 8.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.06.

The age distribution was 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median household income was $31,364 and the median family income  was $36,667. Males had a median income of $32,656 versus $19,479 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,150. About 13.7% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.4% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 1,430 people, 544 households, and 391 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|122.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 616 housing units at an average density of {{convert|52.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 74.8% White, 18.7% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, and 1.5% from two or more races. 6.2% 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=July 25, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 544 households 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 22.1% of households were one person and 7.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.

The age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% 65 or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males.

The median household income was $34,650 and the median family income  was $38,352. Males had a median income of $32,847 versus $18,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,124. About 13.2% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Webb racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0180376&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 17, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|923
|72.68%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|217
|17.09%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|3
|0.24%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|3
|0.24%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.24%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|66
|5.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|55
|4.33%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,270 people, 481 households, and 330 families residing in the town.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.webbalabama.com/ Town of Webb unofficial website]

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{{Houston County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Houston County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Dothan metropolitan area, Alabama]]