Location in Cleburne County and the state of Alabama Location in Cleburne County and the state of Alabama County Cleburne Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, January 2012.
Heflin is a town/city in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2010 census the populace was 3,480. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Cleburne County.
Until 1905, the County Seat of Cleburne County had been positioned at Edwardsville.
In 1905, an election was held to move the governmental center of county from Edwardsville to Heflin.
The election results favored Heflin and were appealed to and upheld by the Alabama Supreme Court on July 1, 1906. Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.0 square miles (31 km2), of which 11.8 square miles (31 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (1.50%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,480 citizens , 1,384 homeholds, and 925 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 216.9 citizens per square mile (83.7/km ).
There were 1,531 housing units at an average density of 93.9 per square mile (36.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 87.3% White, 9.4% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,384 homeholds out of which 28.0% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families.
29.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 40.5 years.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,821, and the median income for a family was $37,050.
Males had a median income of $41,932 versus $25,714 for females.
The per capita income for the town/city was $16,909.
About 15.6% of families and 22.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 29.5% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,002 citizens , 1,218 homeholds, and 824 families residing in the city.
The populace density was 254.0 citizens per square mile (98.1/km ).
There were 1,330 housing units at an average density of 112.5 per square mile (43.4/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 85.88% White, 11.83% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.77% from other competitions, and 0.97% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,218 homeholds out of which 28.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families.
29.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median age was 40 years.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,398, and the median income for a family was $38,600.
Males had a median income of $29,545 versus $20,676 for females.
The per capita income for the town/city was $15,452.
About 11.9% of families and 16.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 27.0% of those under age 18 and 18.4% of those age 65 or over.
Public education is provided in Heflin by the Cleburne County Board of Education.
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