Langston, Alabama
| Langston, Alabama | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Jackson County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 34°32′5″N 86°4′56″W / 34.53472°N 86.08222°WCoordinates: 34°32′5″N 86°4′56″W / 34.53472°N 86.08222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.2 sq mi (21.5 km2) |
| • Land | 5 sq mi (13.1 km2) |
| • Water | 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 254 |
| • Density | 31/sq mi (11.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35755 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-41368 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0151989 |
Langston is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. Langston initially incorporated in 1899. At some point after 1920, it disincorporated and did not reincorporate again until 1980 (after the census was taken that year, since it did not appear on it). As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 270, up from 254. Its peak population was in 1920, when it had a population of 500.
Langston is located at 34°32′05″N 86°04′56″W / 34.534817°N 86.082169°W.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km2), of which 5.0 square miles (13 km2) is land and 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) (39.06%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 254 people, 109 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 50.4 people per square mile (19.5/km²). There were 193 housing units at an average density of 38.3 per square mile (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.09% White, 3.15% Black or African American and 2.76% Native American.
There were 109 households out of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.74.
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