Alford, Florida

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Alford, Florida
Jackson County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alford Highlighted 1200625.svg
Location of Alford in Jackson County, Florida.
Coordinates: 30°41′41″N85°23′35″W / 30.69472°N 85.39306°W / 30.69472; -85.39306
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Jackson
Area
[1]
  Total1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
  Land1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total484
  Density458.77/sq mi (177.19/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
32420
Area code 850
FIPS code 12-00625 [2]
GNIS feature ID0277741 [3]

Alford is a town in Jackson County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Florida Panhandle near Marianna. The population was 489 at the 2010 census. [4]

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Geography

Alford is located at 30°41′41″N85°23′35″W / 30.69472°N 85.39306°W / 30.69472; -85.39306 (30.694794, –85.393119). [5]

The town is located along U.S. Route 231 approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) south of its intersection with Interstate 10. Via US 231, Cottondale is 7 mi (11 km) north, and Panama City is 44 mi (71 km) south-southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (1.53%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920 207
1930 2216.8%
1940 28328.1%
1950 37532.5%
1960 3801.3%
1970 4025.8%
1980 54836.3%
1990 472−13.9%
2000 466−1.3%
2010 4894.9%
2020 484−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

2020 census

Alford racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic) [7]
RaceNumberPercentage
White (NH)41184.92%
Black or African American (NH)132.69%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)30.62%
Asian (NH)20.41%
Some Other Race (NH)10.21%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)275.58%
Hispanic or Latino 275.58%
Total484

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 484 people, 250 households, and 159 families residing in the town.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 489 people and 202 households in the town.

The population was 48 percent male and 52 percent female. Twenty percent of the population was under 18 and 15.5 percent 65 or over. Ninety-three percent of the population was white and 4 percent Hispanic or Latino.

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