Nauvoo
| Town of Nauvoo | |
| Incorporated | 1906 |
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| Population | 221 |
| Mayor | Darrell Mote |
| School district | Walker County Schools |
| Government |
Nauvoo Town Council |
| Web site | walkercounty.us/nauvoo |
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| Locate with Google Maps | |
Nauvoo (originally Ingle Mills) is a town of 221 on 1.0 mi² in Walker County. It was incorporated in 1906.
An Ingle Mills post office was established in the vicinity in 1858. In 1879 Tom Carroll renamed it Nauvoo, for the Mormon-founded city in Illinois. Camp McDowell, an Episcopalian church camp, was constructed nearby in 1948.
Nauvoo is governed by a Mayor, Darrell Mote, and a three-member Dora Town Council. The town's ZIP code is 35578.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 221 people residing in the town's 91 occupied housing units, for an average household of 2.43 persons. The population density was 221/mi², with housing units at an average density of 91.0/mi². The racial makeup of the town was 99.1% White and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In 2000, there were 116 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the town the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $22,274, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $16,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,066. About 20.7% of families and 24.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.2% of those sixty five or over.
References
- Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X
- Alabama League of Municipalities. "Municipal Directory" - accessed March 8, 2011