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'''North Johns''' (incorporated in [[1912]]), often called '''Johns'' along with the smaller settlement of [[Johns]] just to the south, is a town of 142 on 0.2 square miles in southwestern [[Jefferson County]], west of [[Bessemer]]. The community was founded as a mining settlement and named for Welsh mining engineer [[LLewelyn Johns]], who worked for [[Henry DeBardeleben]]. A [[Johns Post Office|post office]] ([[35006]]) was established at Johns in [[1889]]. | '''North Johns''' (incorporated in [[1912]]), often called '''Johns''' along with the smaller settlement of [[Johns]] just to the south, is a town of 142 on 0.2 square miles in southwestern [[Jefferson County]], west of [[Bessemer]]. The community was founded as a mining settlement and named for Welsh mining engineer [[LLewelyn Johns]], who worked for [[Henry DeBardeleben]]. A [[Johns Post Office|post office]] ([[35006]]) was established at Johns in [[1889]]. | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 6 May 2007
North Johns (incorporated in 1912), often called Johns along with the smaller settlement of Johns just to the south, is a town of 142 on 0.2 square miles in southwestern Jefferson County, west of Bessemer. The community was founded as a mining settlement and named for Welsh mining engineer LLewelyn Johns, who worked for Henry DeBardeleben. A post office (35006) was established at Johns in 1889.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 142 people, 51 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was 732.3/mi². There were 56 housing units at an average density of 288.8/mi². The racial makeup of the town was 40.14% White and 59.15% Black.
There were 51 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 17.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $35,375 versus $7,083 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,149. There were 23.1% of families and 31.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.6% of under eighteens and 60.7% of those over 64.
The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 58 homes in North Johns and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $29,029, a 0.1% decrease since 2006.
References
- North Johns, Alabama. (April 29, 2007). [1] Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed April 30, 2007.
- Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X
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