Location in Marshall County and the state of Alabama Location in Marshall County and the state of Alabama Boaz is a town/city in Etowah and Marshall counties in the U.S.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of the town/city was 9,551. Boaz is known mainly for its supply shops. First settled in the 1850s, the town of Boaz was officially established November 11, 1878 by the Sparks Family of Georgia. A postal service has been in operation since 1887. The town/city was titled after Boaz, from the Hebrew Bible. It was incorporated in 1897.
Boaz is positioned in southeastern Marshall County at 34 12 10 N 86 9 38 W (34.202793, 86.160457), and extends south into Etowah County.
Route 431 passes through the east side of the city, dominant north 6 miles (10 km) to Albertville and southeast 20 miles (32 km) to Gadsden.
Enumeration Bureau the town/city has a total region of 14.6 square miles (37.8 km2), of which 14.6 square miles (37.7 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.43%, is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 9,551 citizens , 3,712 homeholds, and 2,479 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 782.9 citizens per square mile (302.2/km2).
There were 4,036 housing units at an average density of 330.8 per square mile (127.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.3% White, 1.8% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 7.9% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,712 homeholds out of which 30.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families.
29.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,172, and the median income for a family was $42,973.
About 11.7% of families and 16.0 of the populace were below the poverty line, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,411 citizens , 3,155 homeholds, and 2,085 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 607.7 citizens per square mile (234.5/km2).
There were 3,468 housing units at an average density of 284.4 per square mile (109.8/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.50% White, 1.31% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.01% from other competitions, and 1.23% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,155 homeholds out of which 28.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families.
30.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,699, and the median income for a family was $34,018.
About 13.9% of families and 18.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and 25.4% of those age 65 or over.
In May 2004, five schools broke away from the Marshall County School fitness and formed the Boaz City School System.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Boaz city, Alabama".
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