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Geography 

Clanton is located at 32°50'23.316" North, 86°37'41.477" West (32.839810, -86.628188)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 52.7 km² (20.4 mi²). 52.6 km² (20.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,800 people, 3,168 households, and 2,128 families residing in the city. The population density was 148.2/km² (383.8/mi²). There were 3,510 housing units at an average density of 66.7/km² (172.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 77.31% White, 20.01% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.29% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,168 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% 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 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,394, and the median income for a family was $37,568. Males had a median income of $32,484 versus $20,344 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,299. About 15.1% of families and 19.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.