Evergreen, Alabama
Location in Conecuh County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 31°26′6″N 86°57′17″W / 31.435, -86.95472
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Conecuh
Area
- Total	15.3 sq mi (39.6 km²)
- Land	15.2 sq mi (39.4 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	3,630
- Density	237.3/sq mi (91.7/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36401
Area code(s)	251
FIPS code	01-24808
GNIS feature ID	0118078

Evergreen is a city in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,630. The city is the county seat of Conecuh County.

Geography

Evergreen is located at 31°26′6″N, 86°57′18″W (31.435025, -86.954905)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.2 square miles (39.5 km²), of which, 15.2 square miles (39.3 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.39%) is water.

Education

• Public schools
  • Evergreen Elementary School
  • Marshall Middle School
  • Hillcrest High School
• Private schools
  • Cross Roads Christian School
  • Sparta Academy
• Trade schools
  • Reid State Technical College
  • The Workforce Development Center

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,630 people, 1,536 households, and 981 families residing in the city. The population density was 238.9 people per square mile (92.3/km²). There were 1,860 housing units at an average density of 122.4/sq mi (47.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.23% White, 52.78% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races. 0.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,536 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 24.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 77.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 69.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $20,979, and the median income for a family was $29,258. Males had a median income of $25,357 versus $21,356 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,828. About 27.6% of families and 34.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 50.6% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Ken Clark (running back) - Played for the Indianapolis Colts.
• Kelvin Davis (basketball player) - Raised here, parents moved to Evergreen when he was 2.
• Wayne Frazier - An American Football League guard.
• Ben Rudolph - A New York Jets defensive tackle.
• James Adams Stallworth - Nineteenth c. member of the United States House of Representatives.

Note: The first female pilot in the U. S. armed forces, Barbara Allen Rainey, crashed and died here.^[3]

References

External links

• Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Authority
• The South Alabama News

• Evergreen, Alabama is at coordinates 31°26′06″N 86°57′18″W / 31.435025, -86.954905 (Evergreen, Alabama)Coordinates: 31°26′06″N 86°57′18″W / 31.435025, -86.954905 (Evergreen, Alabama)

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