| Rainbow City is a city in Etowah County,
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| | 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from
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| Alabama, United States. It is part of the
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| | 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of
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| 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan
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| | age or older. The median age was 39
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| Statistical Area'. At the 2000 census the
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| | years. For every 100 females there were
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| population was 8,428. It is the
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| | 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18
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| birthplace of the former University of
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| | and over, there were 87.2 males.
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| Alabama star quarterback, Brodie Croyle.
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| | The median income for a household in the
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| Rainbow City is also the birthplace of
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| | city was $40,216, and the median income
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| funny woman Becky Hagedorn who is
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| | for a family was $50,844. Males had a
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| currently a staff member for the Late
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| | median income of $38,278 versus $26,483
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| Show with David Letterman.
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| | for females. The per capita income for
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| Geography
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| | the city was $20,860. About 6.9% of
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| Location of Rainbow City, Alabama
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| | families and 8.4% of the population were
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| Rainbow City is located at 33°56'38”N,
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| | below the poverty line, including 9.7% of
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| 86°3'42”W (33.943964, -86.061546)GR1.
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| | those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age
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| According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the
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| | 65 or over.
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| city has a total area of 65.6 km2 (25.3
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| | Rainbow City is located in the Southern
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| mi2). 65.1 km2 (25.1 mi2) of it is land
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| | portion of Etowah County. It is
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| and 0.4 km2 (0.2 mi2) of it (0.67%) is
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| | conveniently located to major State
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| water.
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| | Highways and Interstate Highways. We are
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| Demographics
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| | one of the fastest growing cities in the
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| As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were
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| | state, both in industry and residential.
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| 8,428 people, 3,586 households, and 2,517
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| | With various forms of recreation, such as
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| families residing in the city. The
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| | parks, recreation center, track, and
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| population density was 129.5/km2 (335.3
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| | boating, and convenience to major
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| mi2). There were 3,824 housing units at
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| | shopping centers, it is no wonder that
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| an average density of 58.8/km2 (152.1
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| | people are choosing to relocate in “The
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| mi2). The racial makeup of the city was
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| | City of Rainbows”.
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| 93.09% White, 3.51% Black or African
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| | Rainbow City is a fully contained
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| American, 0.34% Native American, 1.45%
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| | municipality. From the full-time Police
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| Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.09%
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| | and Fire Departments, to Animal Control.
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| from two or more races. 1.45% of the
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| | We have professional people who are
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| population were Hispanic or Latino of any
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| | trained to assist you whenever possible.
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| race.
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| | Rainbow City is home to the finest
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| There were 3,586 households out of which
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| | schools in the area, and has been growing
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| 30.6% had children under the age of 18
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| | rapidly with students from all around
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| living with them, 56.9% were married
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| | Etowah County.
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| couples living together, 11.0% had a
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| | The community is very proud of John S.
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| female householder with no husband
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| | Jones Elem. for being selected as a
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| present, and 29.8% were non-families.
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| | “Blue Ribbon School” by the National
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| 27.0% of all households were made up of
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| | Dept. of Education.
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| individuals and 10.6% had someone living
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| | John S. Jones Elementary School and
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| alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| | Rainbow Middle School are part of the
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| The average household size was 2.35 and
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| | Etowah Co. School System. These schools
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| the average family size was 2.84.
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| | feed into Southside High School. (Across
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| In the city the population was spread out
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| | the river in neighboring Southside)
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| with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from
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