Altha

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Altha
Calhoun County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Altha Highlighted.svg
County and state location
Basic data
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Calhoun County
Coordinates : 30 ° 34 ′  N , 85 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 30 ° 34 ′  N , 85 ° 8 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 536 (as of 2010)
Population density : 144.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 3.7 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 62 m
Postal code : 32421
Area code : +1 850
FIPS : 12-01000
GNIS ID : 0277823

Altha is a city in Calhoun County in the US state of Florida with 536 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Altha is about 15 km northwest of Blountstown and about 90 km west of Tallahassee .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the then 536 inhabitants were distributed over 253 households. The population density was 144.9 inh. / Km². 95.1% of the population identified themselves as white, 1.3% as African-American and 0.2% as Asian Americans . 1.3% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.1% to several ethnic groups. 4.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 lived in 35.6% of all households and persons aged 65 or over lived in 29.2% of all households. 68.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.45 people and the average family size was 2.88 people.

25.7% of the population were younger than 20 years, 26.7% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.0% were 40 to 59 years old, and 19.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 38 years. 46.6% of the population were male and 53.4% ​​were female.

The median annual income was $ 29,167, with 25.9% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the first language of 96.0% of the population and 4.0% spoke Spanish .

traffic

Altha is crossed by Florida State Road 71 . The nearest airport is Tallahassee International Airport (around 90 km east).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 142 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one assault, two break-ins and nine thefts.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  3. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Altha-Florida.html