Helena, Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1877 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| Counties : |
Shelby County Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 17 ′ N , 86 ° 51 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 12,300 (as of 2004) |
| Population density : | 278.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 44.3 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 44.2 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 127 m |
| Postal code : | 35080 |
| Area code : | +1 205 |
| FIPS : | 01-34024 |
| GNIS ID : | 0157982 |
| Website : | www.cityofhelena.org |
| Mayor : | Charles W. Penhale |
Helena is a city in Shelby County, founded in 1877 , and partly in Jefferson County in the US state of Alabama . It has about 12,300 inhabitants (as of 2004) on an area of 44.3 km².
geography
According to the US Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 44.3 km² , of which 44.2 km² is land and 0.1 km² (= 0.12%) is water. The Cahaba River and its tributary Buck Creek flow through the city. Buck Creek is dammed above Alabama State Route 261 and thus forms Lake Davidson in Old Town, which was used to drive a mill wheel at the turn of the 20th century, but is only used for recreational purposes today. Fishing and canoeing are popular pastimes on both rivers.
Helena lies at the foot of the southernmost foothills of the Appalachian Mountains , where they descend to the coastal plain on the Gulf of Mexico . The area consists of an undulating hilly landscape with numerous small watercourses and is overgrown by mixed forest.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Helena lived in 10,296 people. The population density was 232.9 people per km ². There were 3983 housing units at an average of 90.1 per km ². The Hoquiam population was 93.25% White , 5.00% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 0.65% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.35% of other races belong to and 0.52% named two or more races. 1.00% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Helena distributed to 3828 households out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18. 70.2% of households were married, 7.4% had a female head of household without a husband, and 20.5% were not families. 17.7% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 3.0% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06.
The urban population was divided into 28.7% minors, 6.0% 18–24 year olds, 42.7% 25–44 year olds, 17.5% 45–64 year olds and 5.1% over 65 years of age or more. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 women there were 90.9 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 88.6 men.
The median household income in Helena was 62,908 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 66,250 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 45,291 compared to $ 32,431 for women. The per capita income in Helena was $ 26,323. 2.2% of the population and 1.4% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 4.2% of minors, but none of the age group 65 and over.