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Gu-Win, Alabama

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In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.1% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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The area Gu-Win occupies is between Guin and Winfield. Until the 1950s, it was known as "Ear Gap". Not wanting to be annexed into Guin or Winfield, it pursued incorporation for itself, and chose the name of the local drive-in theater, "Gu-Win". As of 2019, the theater still operates, but has been
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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.81.
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of 2000, there were 204 people, 86 households, and 63 families residing in the town. The population density was 106.4 inhabitants per square mile (41.1/km). There were 100 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile (20.1/km). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00%
41: 258:. It incorporated in 1956. At the 2020 census the population was 141, down from 176 at the 2010 census. Although a small portion of the town is within Fayette County, all of the population as of 2010 resided in Marion County. 527:
The median income for a household in the town was $ 29,375, and the median income for a family was $ 42,500. Males had a median income of $ 39,375 versus $ 18,906 for females. The
336:, the town of Gu-Win has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km), all of it recorded as land. The town sits at a low gap between two subwatersheds that each lead to the 641: 269:. "Gu-Win" and "Guin" are not the same, though the pronunciation is virtually the same, leading to occasional confusion by visitors. Gu-Win - Goo-win and Guin - G-you-in 812: 1041: 348:
to the southeast. The local streams rising in the gap are Hughes Branch flowing to the west, and an unnamed tributary of Luxapallila Creek flowing to the southeast.
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There were 86 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were
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for the town was $ 16,868. About 11.3% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
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The town's unusual name is taken from the names of its two neighboring cities,
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passes through the town, leading northwest 3 miles (5 km) to
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Index

Town
Location in Marion and Fayette counties, Alabama
33°56′58″N 87°52′18″W / 33.94944°N 87.87167°W / 33.94944; -87.87167
Country
State
Alabama
Counties
Marion
Fayette
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
FIPS code
GNIS
Fayette
Marion
U.S. state
Alabama
Guin
Winfield
33°56′58″N 87°52′19″W / 33.94944°N 87.87194°W / 33.94944; -87.87194
U.S. Route 43
Guin
Winfield
U.S. Census Bureau
Tombigbee River
Buttahatchee River
Luxapallila Creek

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