Branchville, Alabama

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Branchville
St. Clair County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Branchville Highlighted.svg
Location in Alabama
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alabama
County : St. Clair County
Coordinates : 33 ° 39 ′  N , 86 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 39 ′  N , 86 ° 26 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 993 (status: 2007)
Population density : 125.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 7.9 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 7.9 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 241 m
Postal code : 35120
Area code : +1 205
FIPS : 01-08920
GNIS ID : 0164576

Branchville is a place in St. Clair County in the US state of Alabama . According to the 2000 census, Branchville had 825 residents, compared with a 2007 estimate of 993 residents. The total area of ​​the place is 7.9 km².

geography

Branchville is located in northeast Alabama km south of the United States. It is located about 18 kilometers west of the Coosa River , which later forms the Alabama River with the Tallapoosa River and flows into the Mobile Bay and Gulf of Mexico as the Mobile River .

Nearby places include Odenville (immediately to the northeast), Moody (immediately to the southwest), Margaret (1 km to the west), Leeds (9 km to the southwest) and Birmingham (15 km to the southwest).

traffic

Branchville is crossed by Alabama State Route 25 . This provides a connection to Interstate 20 about 10 kilometers southwest . US Highway 11 and Interstate 59 run parallel about 8 kilometers to the northwest .

About 18 kilometers southeast is the St. Clair County Airport , 27 kilometers southwest is also the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census , Branchville had 825 residents, spread across 319 households and 256 families. The population density was thus 104.1 inhabitants / km². 97.09% of the population were white and 0.36% were African American. Children under the age of 18 lived in 40.4% of households. The median income was $ 40,438, with 7.8% of the population living below the poverty line .

By 2007 the population rose to 993.

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