Valley, Alabama Valley, Alabama Valley City Hall Valley City Hall Location in Chambers County and the state of Alabama Location in Chambers County and the state of Alabama Valley is a town/city in Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
Valley was incorporated in 1980 combining the four textile foundry villages of Fairfax, Langdale, River View, and Shawmut. As of the 2010 census it had a populace of 9,524. The town/city lies on the bank of the Chattahoochee River, the state border between Alabama and Georgia.
Valley is an "Alabama Community of Excellence".
It is the principal town/city of and is encompassed in the Valley, Alabama Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is encompassed in the Greater Columbus Combined Statistical Area. Valley is positioned in southeastern Chambers County at 32 48'40.993" North, 85 10'40.577" West (32.811387, -85.177938). According to the U.S.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.0 square miles (28.6 km2), all land. Valley has a larger Micropolitan Travel Destination known as the "Greater Valley Area" consisting of the three biggest cities of Chambers County: Valley, Lanett, and La - Fayette.
It also includes the town/city of West Point, Georgia.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Valley has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 64.0% White, 33.0% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.2% Asian, 0.6% from other competitions, and 1.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,878 homeholds out of which 26.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,501, and the median income for a family was $40,013.
About 18.2% of families and 20.7% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.
Valley is served by the Columbus, Georgia Television Designated Market Area (DMA).
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Valley city, Alabama".
13-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas.
Climate Summary for Valley, Alabama "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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