Everything about Prichard Alabama totally explained
Prichard is a city in
Mobile County,
Alabama, in the
United States.
Prichard borders the northside of
Mobile, as well as the Mobile suburbs of
Chickasaw, Alabama,
Saraland, Alabama, and the unincorporated sections of
Eight Mile, Alabama. As of 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 27,963.
Recent Political History
In 1972, while still a majority white city, Prichard elected its first black Mayor, Algernon Johnson (A.J) Cooper, who would serve 2 terms as Prichard's mayor, and would eventually serve in the administration of President
Bill Clinton. In 1968, Cooper had founded the Black American Law Students Association at New York University. Mayor Cooper was popular with both blacks and whites, however, he engaged in many battles with the Prichard City Council during his tenure.
In the 80's and 90's problems with crime, drugs and middle class flight were elevated when the areas major financial and employment base left with the closing of Scott and International Paper companies and
Brookley Field Air Base. This devastated the area and the city struggled to recover. In 1999, the city was forced to declare bankruptcy.
In November 2004, Mobile County voters narrowly (500 votes out of 100000 cast on the issue) defeated a local amendment which would have allowed Prichard to set up a special trade zone, the measure passed by a 2/3s vote in Prichard, and also passed by smaller margins in Mobile and Chickasaw, but was defeated by the rest of Mobile County.
City Government
The current
mayor of Prichard is Ron Davis. Davis was elected mayor in the 2004
municipal elections, defeating
incumbent mayor Charles Harden.
The city is served by a five-member
city council, which is composed of five districts of equal size. The city council is responsible for establishing the policies of the city of Prichard. The current council president is Troy Ephriam. The Prichard City Council meets every Thursday at 4:30 pm in the Council Chambers at Prichard City Hall.
Current City Council Membership>
| District |
Representative |
Position |
| I |
Herman Towner |
Councilman |
| II |
Earline Martin-Harris |
Councilwoman |
| III |
Nepoleon Bracy jr. |
Councilman |
| IV |
Troy Ephriam |
Council President |
| V |
Ossia Edwards |
Councilwoman |
Geography
Prichard is located at (30.748038, -88.100384).
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.5 square miles (66.0 km²), of which, 25.4 square miles (65.8 km²) of it's land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.31%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 28,633 people, 9,841 households, and 7,272 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,127.6 people per square mile (435.4/km²). There were 11,336 housing units at an average density of 446.4/sq mi (172.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 84.53%
Black or
African American, 14.18%
White, 0.30%
Native American, 0.12%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.07% from
other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 9,841 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were
married couples living together, 36.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.4% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $19,544, and the median income for a family was $23,519. Males had a median income of $26,543 versus $17,040 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $10,626. About 31.8% of families and 35.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 47.8% of those under age 18 and 25.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Blount High School and
Vigor High School are located in Prichard.
The
University of Mobile is located in Prichard.
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