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Northport, Alabama

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(Perry County)

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(Lauderdale County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Northport had a population of 19,435 people.^<1> This represents 0.44% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 25th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	23,118	+18.95%	+1.47% since 2007
2007	22,784	+17.23%	+2.13% since 2006
2006	22,308	+14.78%	+3.38% since 2005
2005	21,579	+11.03%	+3.62% since 2004
2004	20,826	+7.16%	+1.95% since 2003
2003	20,427	+5.1%	+0.72% since 2002
2002	20,280	+4.35%	+0.83% since 2001
2001	20,113	+3.49%	+3.49% since 2000
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2000	19,435	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

Rank	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
22	Enterprise	SE	167 mi [268.8 km]	25,351	19.7% increase
23	Mountain Brook	E	51 mi [82.1 km]	21,061	2.22% increase
24	Selma	SE	66 mi [106.2 km]	18,847	8.12% decrease
-25-	Northport			23,118	18.95% increase
26	Athens	N	111 mi [178.6 km]	23,715	25.03% increase
27	Albertville	NE	105 mi [169 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
28	Daphne	S	182 mi [292.9 km]	19,093	15.15% increase

The city of Northport is located in Tuscaloosa County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Tuscaloosa County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Northport.

Northport had 8,509 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Northport has an area ^<4> of 14.63 square miles [37.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Northport had a 2000 population density of 1,328 people per square mile [512 people/km²], making it the state's 21st most densely populated area.

Tuscaloosa County

Northport is located in Tuscaloosa County.

The county had a population of 165,192 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 19,435 people, Northport contained 11.77% of the Tuscaloosa County total.

In addition, where the community of Northport has a population density of 1,328 people per square mile [512 people/km²], Tuscaloosa County averages 124.7 people per square mile [48.16 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Tuscaloosa County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Northport.

A Census Quickfact is available for Tuscaloosa County (QF-01125).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Tuscaloosa County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bibb	QF-01007	SE	21,629	8.49% increase
Fayette	QF-01057	N	17,691	4.15% decrease
Greene	QF-01063	SW	9,172	7.74% decrease
Hale	QF-01065	S	18,145	0.71% decrease
Jefferson	QF-01073	NE	659,503	0.41% decrease
Pickens	QF-01107	W	19,524	6.6% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Northport:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	125 (Tuscaloosa County)
	Place Code:	55200 (Northport)

	State & County Code:	01125 (Alabama/Tuscaloosa County)

	State & Place Code:	0155200 (Alabama/Northport)

Northport is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Northport.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Northport and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Northport. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. - Return to Citation


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