Location in Marion County and the state of Alabama Location in Marion County and the state of Alabama Winfield is a town/city in Marion and Fayette counties in the U.S.
The populace was 4,717 at the 2010 census, the second biggest city in Marion County.
Winfield is a small town/city situated in Northwest Alabama 26 miles (42 km) east of the Mississippi state line.
The town was originally called "Needmore", but when it was incorporated in either 1887 or 1891, the name was changed to Winfield with respect to General Winfield Scott.
At the end of 2014, a secret meeting by the town/city council of Winfield, and by unanimous vote, symbolically declared God the owner of the town/city of Winfield. Winfield is positioned in southern Marion County at 33 55 42 N 87 48 29 W (33.928258, -87.807990), with a portion extending south into Fayette County.
Route 43 passes through the city, dominant northwest 6.5 miles (10.5 km) to Guin and south 18 miles (29 km) to Fayette.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.3 square miles (44.9 km2), of which 17.3 square miles (44.8 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.28%, is water. The populace density was 279.9 citizens per square mile (108.1/km ).
There were 2,126 housing units at an average density of 131.1 per square mile (50.6/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 94.56% White, 4.21% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.20% from other competitions, and 0.62% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,849 homeholds out of which 30.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families.
27.7% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $31,317, and the median income for a family was $38,545.
The per capita income for the town/city was $15,814.
About 11.1% of families and 14.1% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
The populace density was 291.2 citizens per square mile (112.3/km ).
There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of 141.3 per square mile (54.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 92.9% White, 4.5% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.9% from other competitions, and 1.0% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,984 homeholds out of which 26.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families.
30.6% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,617, and the median income for a family was $43,692.
The per capita income for the town/city was $19,386.
About 16.4% of families and 18.6% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 24.4% of those age 65 or over.
Celebrated since 1975, Mule Day has grown into a primary event not only for the City of Winfield but also for the State of Alabama.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 (G001): Winfield city, Alabama".
"City council declares God 'owns' City of Winfield; mayor says response mostly positive".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
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