Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Thanks, looks like the demographics haven't changed in 50 years, and neither has the poverty. I am curious - where are all the males? This is the absolute opposite to the sex ratios in India, probably in Asia, where male kids are preferred, they are a better old age insurance policy. Maybe the women from these places should think of emigrating to this part of the world, of course they would have a hard life as (usually) farmer's wives...but at least they would have a life! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 7:19 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Selma is in what is called the Black Belt of south Alabama. I grew up not > too far from there. Not much has changed in that part of the world. Here > are the demographics which might explain: > > As of the 2010 U.S. Census, there were 20,756 people residing in the city. > The racial makeup of the city was 80.3% > Black<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)> > or African American< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 18.0% White <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.20% Native American< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.60% Asian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.1% other races <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census) > >, > 0.80% from two or more races and Hispanics or Latinos, of any race, > comprised 0.60% of the > population.[1]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2010census-1> > > As of the census > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Census>[15]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-GR2-15> > of > 2000, there were 20,512 people, 8,196 households, and 5,343 families > residing in the > city.[16]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16> > The population density <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_density> > was > 1,479.6 square miles (3,832 km2). There were 9,264 housing units at an > average density of 668.3 per square mile (258.0 > /km2).[14]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000censusarea-14> > The > racial makeup of the city was 69.68% > Black<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)> > or African American< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 28.77% White <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.10% Native American< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.56% Asian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.01% Pacific Islander< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > 0.22% from other > races<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)>, > and 0.66% from two or more > races.[16]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16> > > There were 8,196 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age > of 18 living with them; 34.2% were married couples living together, 27.2% > had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were > non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% > had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average > household size was 2.44 and the average family size was > 3.10.[16]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16> > > In the city the population was spread out with 27.3% under the age of 18, > 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who > were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 > females there were 78.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there > were 72.0 males.[16]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16> > > The median income for a household in the city was $21,261, and the median > income for a family was $28,345. Males had a median income of $29,769 > versus $18,129 for females. The per capita > income<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Per_capita_income> for > the city was $13,369. About 26.9% of families and 31.7% of the population > were below the poverty line <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_line>, > including 41.8% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or > over.[16]< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selma,_Alabama#cite_note-2000census-16> > > > Tina > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:28 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Leo, > > Isn't Selma the Martin Luther King march place? > > That sequence has a very bleak feel to it. Just confirms the common > > prejudices of people, like me, who have never been to the Deep South, > which > > I am sure are built on fantasy. Has it modernized at all in 50 years? > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > A lot has happened in Selma. I stopped there recently and photographed > > > some of the walls downtown. > > > > > > http://leowesson.com/Selma/ > > > > > > Thanks for looking! > > > > > > Leo Wesson > > > Photographer/Videographer > > > 817.733.9157 > > > www.leowesson.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >