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White Hall, Alabama

White Hall, Alabama
Town
White Hall Town Hall
White Hall Town Hall
Location in Lowndes County and the state of Alabama
Location in Lowndes County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 32°18′50″N 86°42′50″W / 32.31389°N 86.71389°W / 32.31389; -86.71389
Country United States
State Alabama
County Lowndes
Area
 • Total 15.6 sq mi (40.1 km2)
 • Land 15.5 sq mi (40 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 184 ft (56 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 858
 • Density 65/sq mi (25.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 01-81912
GNIS feature ID 0153961

White Hall is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a plantation which was destroyed in an 1882 tornado. At the 2010 census the population was 858, down from its record high of 1,014 in 2000. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was established during the Great Depression in 1935 as a New Deal project under the Resettlement Administration, similar to the town of Skyline, although it was aimed towards blacks, who made up the majority population in the area. The town did not incorporate until 1979.

White Hall is located at 32°18′50″N 86°42′50″W / 32.31389°N 86.71389°W / 32.31389; -86.71389 (32.313866, -86.714019).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5 square miles (40 km2), of which 15.5 square miles (40 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.39%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 361 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.6 people per square mile (25.3/km²). There were 398 housing units at an average density of 25.7 per square mile (9.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.03% Black or African American, 1.38% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.


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