Valley Head, Alabama

Valley Head, Alabama
Town
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 34°33′55″N 85°36′59″W / 34.56528°N 85.61639°W / 34.56528; -85.61639
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	DeKalb
Area
• Total	3.5 sq mi (9 km2)
• Land	3.5 sq mi (9 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,014 ft (309 m)
Population (2009)
• Total	658
• Density	174.6/sq mi (67.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	35989
Area code(s)	256
FIPS code	01-78240
GNIS feature ID	0155288

Valley Head is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. Although the town incorporated in 1921, it was also listed as being incorporated on the 1890 U.S. Census. At the 2010 census the population was 558. Councilman Jacob Brown was nominated to serve in July 2015. He is the youngest councilman to serve Valley Head. Councilman Brown is currently seeking an education degree.

Geography

Valley Head is located at 34°33′55″N 85°36′59″W / 34.56528°N 85.61639°W / 34.56528; -85.61639 (34.565301, -85.616426).^[1]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²), all land.

Climate

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 611 people, 244 households, and 175 families residing in the town. The population density was 175.3 people per square mile (67.6/km²). There were 269 housing units at an average density of 77.2 per square mile (29.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.47% White, 2.29% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, and 4.26% from two or more races. 2.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 244 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,013, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $28,558 versus $17,222 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,582. About 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Valley Head School is home of the Tigers, is a member of the DeKalb County School System.

Notable people

• Raymond L. Atkins, fiction author. Spent his teenage years in Valley Head.
• Howard Finster, folk artist
• E. T. York, former director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, administrator of the federal Extension Service, interim president of the University of Florida, and chancellor of the State University System of Florida

References

Coordinates: 34°33′55″N 85°36′59″W / 34.565301°N 85.616426°W / 34.565301; -85.616426

Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Fort Payne
Cities	Fort Payne Henagar Rainsville
Towns	Collinsville‡ Crossville Fyffe Geraldine Hammondville Ider Lakeview Mentone Pine Ridge Powell Sand Rock‡ Shiloh Sylvania Valley Head
Unincorporated communities	Alpine Adamsburg Aroney Beaty Crossroads Chigger Hill Dawson Dog Town Grove Oak Guest Hopewell Lake Howard Loveless Sulphur Springs Ten Broeck
Ghost towns	Battelle Bootsville Rawlingsville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties