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Valley Grande, Alabama

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The last Census shows that Valley Grande had a population<1> of 4,003 people in 2000. This represents 0.09% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 119th most populous community.

The following is a list of similarily sized communities (based on the 2000 Census):

RankCommunityPopulationDirectionDistance<2>
117Holt4,103   NW57 mi [91.7 km]
118Brent4,024   N31 mi [49.89 km]
119Valley Grande4,003  
120Mount Olive3,957   N80 mi [128.7 km]
121Grand Bay3,918   SW161 mi [259.1 km]

Every year, the US Census produces an estimate for the number of people living in Valley Grande. The most recent estimate is for the year 2007 and at that time, Valley Grande had a population of 3,825 people. This is a decrease of 4.45% since the 2000 Census.

The following table contains the yearly population estimates since the last Census (the next Census will be in 2010).

 YearPopulationChange
 20073,825-0.18% since 2006,   -4.45% since 2000
 20063,8320.82% since 2005,   -4.27% since 2000
 20053,801-1.22% since 2004,   -5.05% since 2000
 20043,848-1.23% since 2003,   -3.87% since 2000
 20033,896-0.69% since 2002,   -2.67% since 2000
 20023,923-1.78% since 2001,   -2% since 2000
 20013,994-0.22% since 2000,   -0.22% since 2000
 20004,003The Last Census

Dallas County

The city of Valley Grande is located in Dallas County.

The county had a population of 46,194 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 4,003 people, Valley Grande accounted for 8.67% of the Dallas County total.

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Valley Grande and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Valley Grande. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.<3>

 RadiusNo of
Communities
Est 2007
Population
Census 2000
Population
% Change
Since 2000
 5 mi [8 km]13,8254,003-4.45%
 15 mi [24 km]222,77424,515-7.1%
 20 mi [32 km]825,67427,414-6.35%
 25 mi [40 km]928,84530,925-6.73%
 30 mi [48 km]1572,53266,2239.53%

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 Valley Grande.

A Census Quickfact is available for Dallas County (QF-01047).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Dallas County.

  CountyCensus
QuickFact
DirectionPopulation
(2007 est)
Population
(2000 Census)
Change in
Population
 AutaugaQF-01001   E49,96043,87713.86%
 ChiltonQF-01021   NE42,29939,7776.34%
 LowndesQF-01085   SE12,68613,490-5.96%
 MarengoQF-01091   W21,27622,569-5.73%
 PerryQF-01105   NW10,60211,807-10.21%
 WilcoxQF-01131   SW12,77912,982-1.56%

Miscellaneous Information

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

 State Code:01 (Alabama)
County Code:47 (Dallas County)
Place Code:78232 (Valley Grande)
  
State & County Code:0147 (Alabama/Dallas County)
  
State & Place Code:0178232 (Alabama/Valley Grande)

Valley Grande 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 Valley Grande.


Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Valley Grande. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).


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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Valley Grande.
<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line distance between Valley Grande and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.
<3>The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count.

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