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Town
Location of Ragland in St. Clair County, Alabama.
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	St. Clair
Area
• Total	16.84 sq mi (43.61 km2)
• Land	16.79 sq mi (43.48 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,693
• Density	100.85/sq mi (38.94/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	35131
Area code	205, 659
FIPS code	01-63216
GNIS feature ID	0164825

Ragland is a town in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States southeast of Ashville. It incorporated in 1899. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,693, up slightly from 1,639 in 2010. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area.

1994 Tornado

An F4 tornado struck from the southwest on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1994, at 10:55 a.m. At 11:27 a.m., the National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties. Twelve minutes later, the tornado destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church.

Geography

Ragland is located at 33°44′36″N 86°8′32″W / 33.74333°N 86.14222°W / 33.74333; -86.14222 (33.743415, -86.142268).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.9 square miles (44 km²), of which 16.8 square miles (44 km²) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) (0.71%) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,639 people, 648 households, and 467 families living in the town. The population density was 97.6 inhabitants per square mile (37.7/km²). There were 752 housing units at an average density of 44.8 per square mile (17.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.8% White, 15.4% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races.

There were 648 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 25.8% 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 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 22.5% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 27.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,292, and the median income for a family was $46,705. Males had a median income of $52,593 versus $26,901 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,690. About 15.5% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,693 people, 674 households, and 453 families residing in the town.

Education

• St. Clair County School System
• http://www.sccboe.org
  • Ragland School
  • http://rhs.sccboe.org
    • Principal: Jennifer B. Ball
      • Counselor: Mary Jane McCullars
    • Mascot: Devil
    • Colors: Purple and Old Gold

Notable people

• Malcolm Laney, former coach for the University of Alabama basketball, golf, and football team and former head coach of Woodlawn High School
• Mary Ann Sampson, artist
• Ray Treadaway, Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators
• Rudy York, native of Ragland, Major League Baseball player

See also

In Spanish: Ragland (Alabama) para niños