Graysville, Alabama

Graysville is a city in northwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, located north of Adamsville. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,950.

History

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, this city was called Gin Town. Because it had the only cotton gin for miles around, the community grew. It incorporated as Graysville initially in 1897. As the town grew, the need for businesses and houses of worship grew as well. One street over from this site, the Union Church was established in the early 1900s. All people of all denominations met and worshiped there as it was the only church for miles around. In 1927, the town charter was revoked on the grounds of "inactivity."

This city was reincorporated on November 17, 1945. The first meeting of the town council took place at the old school house on January 16, 1946. Later that year, the original city council established the Graysville Water Works system. In 1949, the city council established the Graysville Gas Board which eventually became the Graysville Municipal Gas System. During the 1950s and 1960s, the local coal mines and steel mills attracted families from all over Alabama. As a result of this growth, Graysville established the city's first series of home developments and subdivisions. During the 1980s and 1990s, Graysville expanded its city limits by annexing multiple acres in what was then unincorporated in Jefferson County.

Its communities were damaged by an EF3 tornado on January 23, 2012.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Graysville city, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|1,759

|1,575

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,262

|75.04%

|72.75%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |64.72%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|542

|510

|style='background: #ffffe6; |536

|23.12%

|23.56%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.49%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|10

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6

|0.43%

|0.42%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%

|Asian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7

|0.34%

|0.18%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.00%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|0.00%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|14

|28

|style='background: #ffffe6; |71

|0.60%

|1.29%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.64%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|11

|37

|style='background: #ffffe6; |64

|0.47%

|1.71%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.28%

|Total

|2,344

|2,165

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,950

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Graysville had a population of 1,950, 860 households, and 542 families. The median age was 47.1 years. 17.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.

86.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 13.3% lived in rural areas.

There were 860 households in Graysville, of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 37.1% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.