Fultondale, Alabama

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Fultondale is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama and a northern suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 6,595 and, as of 2005, was estimated to be 6,853. The current mayor is Jim Lowery, who is serving his third four-year term. Members of the City Council are Greg Morris (mayor pro tem), Joe Bolton, William Howell, Darrell Hubbert and Tommy Loden. The mayor and council were all re-elected in 2004, with the exception of Howell. Long-time councilman W.J. Alexander died shortly after being re-elected in 2004, and Howell was appointed to take his place. The next election for mayor and council will be in 2008.

Fultondale was a relatively stagnant community until the last decade. The current mayor (who also serves on the Birmingham Water Works Board) has pushed for economic growth while also catering to the needs of an aging population of long-time residents. New businesses have brought greatly increased city tax revenues, allowing the city to improve city services and contribute toward building a new elementary school for the city. The largest new real estate development is Chapel Hills, which has brought in large numbers of new residents.

The official website of the City of Fultondale can be found at http://www.cityoffultondale.com

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1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Colonial Promenade Fultondale
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Fultondale is located at 33°36′55″N, 86°48′5″W (33.615202, -86.801293)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.7 km² (12.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,595 people, 2,722 households, and 1,927 families residing in the city. The population density was 207.9/km² (538.3/mi²). There were 2,871 housing units at an average density of 90.5/km² (234.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.60% White, 5.34% Black or African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.00% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,722 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,006, and the median income for a family was $44,073. Males had a median income of $33,447 versus $25,700 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,656. About 7.9% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Colonial Promenade Fultondale

Construction is underway on a 400,000 square foot multi-million dollar development which will be located just off of I-65 north of Birmingham. The development is a project of Colonial Properties and is expected to open some time in 2007. Target is to be the anchor tenant in the development along with JCPenney and Best Buy. A Starbucks and Books-A-Million are also rumored to be part of the development. Around 20 other retailers and 6 other restaurants are rumored to be planned for the site.