Editing Kennedy, Alabama

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|official_name            = Kennedy, Alabama
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|map_caption              = Location of Kennedy in Lamar County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Lamar County, Alabama|Lamar]]
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|leader_name              = Ethan Vice
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.20
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.20
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 289
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 435
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|population_density_sq_mi = 136.11
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code              = 35574
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
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|blank_info               = 01-39520
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|blank1_info              = 0121145
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|area_total_km2 = 8.28
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'''Kennedy''' is a town in [[Lamar County, Alabama|Lamar County]], [[Alabama]], United States. It was incorporated by an act of the legislature on February 18, 1895.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z5E3AAAAIAAJ&q=%22kennedy%22+%22incorporated%22+%22lamar+county%22&pg=PA726 | title=Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama| author1=Alabama| year=1895}}</ref> At the 2010 census the population was 447, down from 541 in 2000.

==Geography==
Kennedy is located at {{coord|33|34|50|N|87|59|2|W|type:city}} (33.580683, -87.983830).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1900= 166
|1910= 261
|1920= 203
|1930= 277
|1940= 367
|1950= 393
|1960= 379
|1970= 415
|1980= 604
|1990= 523
|2000= 541
|2010= 447
|2020= 435
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archivedate=May 22, 2014}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 541 people, 226 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|176.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 260 housing units at an average density of {{convert|84.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.40% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 13.68% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.55% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.18% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 226 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,750, and the median income for a family was $30,909. Males had a median income of $30,278 versus $19,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,447. About 14.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.3% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Mayor: Jackie Mitchell
Chief of Police: Jake Fowler

==Notable people==
* [[William J. Hibbler]], former [[United States federal judge]]
* [[John C. McAdams]], associate professor of political science at [[Marquette University]]
* [[Jake Propst]], [[Major League Baseball]] player for the [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]
* [[Lee Stripling]], singer and [[fiddler]]

==See also==
* [[List of cities and towns in Alabama]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Lamar County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Lamar County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]