Woodstock

Woodstock (formerly North Bibb) is a town in Bibb and Tuscaloosa Counties. After the change was approved by referendum, the town adopted the name of the long-established Woodstock community on October 1, 2000.

At the 2000 census the population was 986. Woodstock straddles two Metropolitan Statistical Areas, with its Bibb county residents counted in the Birmingham-Hoover MSA and its Tuscaloosa County residents in the Tuscaloosa MSA.

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.8 square miles, all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 986 people, 355 households, and 290 families residing in the town. The population density was 353.8 people per square mile. There were 398 housing units at an average density of 142.8/sq mi. The racial makeup of the town was 98.4% White.

There were 355 households out of which 42.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% 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 3.10.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,727, and the median income for a family was $46,477. Males had a median income of $32,368 versus $22,153 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,406. About 9.3% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

• "Woodstock, Alabama." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 2 Oct 2009, 21:27 UTC. 12 Nov 2009 [1].