Editing White Hall, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = White Hall, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|image_caption            = White Hall Town Hall
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|map_caption              = Location of White Hall in Lowndes 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        = [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes]]
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|area_total_km2           = 40.24
|area_total_sq_mi         = 15.54
|area_land_km2            = 39.67
|area_land_sq_mi          = 15.32
|area_water_km2           = 0.57
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.22
|elevation_ft             = 184
|elevation_m              = 56
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 806
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|population_density_km2   = 20.32
|population_density_sq_mi = 52.62
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|blank_info               = 01-81912
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'''White Hall''' is a town in [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]], [[Alabama]], United States. The community was named for a plantation that was destroyed in an 1882 tornado. At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the population was 858, down from its record high of 1,014 in 2000. It is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

It was established during the [[Great Depression]] in 1935 as a [[New Deal]] project under the [[Resettlement Administration]], similar to the town of [[Skyline, Alabama|Skyline]]. Because of Southern racial segregation, White Hall was intended for the African-American majority population in the area. The town did not incorporate until 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3381|title=White Hall|website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}</ref>

==Geography==
White Hall is located at {{coord|32|18|50|N|86|42|50|W|type:city}} (32.313866, -86.714019).<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>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|15.5|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.39%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 367
|1980= 251
|1990= 814
|2000= 1014
|2010= 858
|2020= 806
|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" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''White Hall town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – White Hall town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0181912&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - White Hall town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0181912&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|21
|22
|2.45%
|2.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|820
|759
|95.57%
|94.17%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2
|0
|0.23%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|3
|0.00%
|0.37%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|7
|11
|0.82%
|1.36%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8
|11
|0.93%
|1.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''858'''
|'''806'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
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 1,014 people, 361 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|65.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 398 housing units at an average density of 25.7 per square mile (9.9/km{{sup|2}}). The racial makeup of the town was 98.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.38% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 361 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 35.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $18,158, and the median income for a family was $21,875. Males had a median income of $20,885 versus $18,125 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $10,062. About 29.4% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 35.8% of those under age 18 and 47.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Ben Wallace (basketball)|Ben Wallace]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player

== See also ==
{{Portal|Alabama}}
*[[Battle of Holy Ground]]

==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|32.313866|-86.714019}}
{{Lowndes County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lowndes County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Montgomery metropolitan area]]