Snead, Alabama
| Snead, Alabama | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Blount County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 34°6′57″N 86°23′29″W / 34.11583°N 86.39139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Blount |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km2) |
| • Land | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 791 ft (241 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 835 |
| • Density | 154.6/sq mi (61.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 01-71280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0127070 |
Snead is a town in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 835.
Snead is located in northeastern Blount County at 34°6'57.492" North, 86°23'29.443" West (34.115970, -86.391512). The town is centered on the crossroads of U.S. Route 278 and Alabama State Route 75. US-278 leads east 26 miles (42 km) to Gadsden and west 27 miles (43 km) to Cullman. Highway 75 leads northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Albertville and 14 miles (23 km) southwest to Oneonta, the Blount County seat.
The town is bordered to the northeast by the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.7 km2), of which 5.3 square miles (13.6 km2) is land and 0.019 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.36%, is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 835 people, 374 households, and 233 families residing in the town. The population density was 154.6 people per square mile (58.8/km²). There were 415 housing units at an average density of 76.85 per square mile (29.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.8% White, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% African American (U.S. Census), 0.5% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.8% from some other race, and 1.7% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 374 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.9.
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