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Grove Hill is a town in Clarke County
Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clark of Georgia ....
, Alabama
Alabama

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, United States
United States

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. At the 2000 census the population was 1,438. The city is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Clarke County
Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clark of Georgia ....
 and home of the Clarke County Museum.

e Hill has several sites on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
 including the Alston-Cobb House
Alston-Cobb House

The Alston-Cobb House, now formally known as the Clarke County Museum, is a historic house museum in Grove Hill, Alabama, Alabama. It was built in 1854 by Dr....
 and the Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District

The Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District is a Historic district in Grove Hill, Alabama, Alabama. It is centered on the Clarke County Courthouse and the boundaries are roughly Cobb, Court, Jackson, and Main Streets....
.

e Hill is located at 31°42'22.093" North, 87°46'27.386" West (31.706137, -87.774274).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 kmē), all of it land.

f the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 1,438 people, 582 households, and 387 families residing in the town.






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Grove Hill is a town in Clarke County
Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clark of Georgia ....
, Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. At the 2000 census the population was 1,438. The city is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Clarke County
Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clark of Georgia ....
 and home of the Clarke County Museum.

History

Grove Hill has several sites on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation....
 including the Alston-Cobb House
Alston-Cobb House

The Alston-Cobb House, now formally known as the Clarke County Museum, is a historic house museum in Grove Hill, Alabama, Alabama. It was built in 1854 by Dr....
 and the Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District
Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District

The Grove Hill Courthouse Square Historic District is a Historic district in Grove Hill, Alabama, Alabama. It is centered on the Clarke County Courthouse and the boundaries are roughly Cobb, Court, Jackson, and Main Streets....
.

Geography

Grove Hill is located at 31°42'22.093" North, 87°46'27.386" West (31.706137, -87.774274).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,438 people, 582 households, and 387 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 289.6 people per square mile (111.7/kmē). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 137.8/sq mi (53.1/kmē). The racial makeup of the town was 61.96% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 37.27% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.21% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.21% from other races
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, and 0.35% from two or more races. 0.35% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 582 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

Notable natives

  • Doug Barfield
    Doug Barfield

    Doug Barfield was the head football coach of Auburn University from 1976 to 1980. He compiled an on-field record of 27-27-1 during his five year tenure; Auburn was subsequently awarded two victories due to forfeits by Mississippi State University in 1976 and 1977, thus improving his record to 29-25-1....
     - Head football coach at Auburn University
    Auburn University

    Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, Alabama, United States With more than 24,100 students and 1,200 faculty, it is one of the largest university in the state....
     from 1976 to 1980.
  • John W. Cranford
    John W. Cranford

    John Walter Cranford was a United States House of Representatives from Texas.Born near Grove Hill, Alabama, Cranford attended the common and high schools of Alabama and finished preparatory studies under a private tutor....
     - Representative
    United States House of Representatives

    The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
     for Texas.
  • Grant Gillis
    Grant Gillis

    Grant Gillis was an utility player infielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1927 in baseball through 1929 in baseball for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox ....
     - Major League Baseball
    Major League Baseball

    Major League Baseball is the highest level of play in American professional baseball. Specifically, Major League Baseball refers to the organization that operates the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure that has developed gradually between them since 1903 ....
     player from 1927 to 1929.
  • F. David Mathews
    F. David Mathews

    Forrest David Mathews served as Secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare from 1975 to 1977, during the administration of President Gerald R....
     - United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under Gerald Ford
    Gerald Ford

    Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
    .
  • Jim Herod - Author of Gathering Moss
  • Cliff Nobles
    Cliff Nobles

    Cliff Nobles was an United States pop music singer....
     - Pop musician


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