Shiloh is a

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, United States. It incorporated in 1962. At the 2020 census, the population was 321. Shiloh is located atop Sand Mountain. Shiloh is the subject of a dispute over repeated flooding of homes, caused by the expansion and raising of Alabama State Route 75. An agreement to fix this problem has not been implemented.Voluntary Resolution Agreement Between the Federal Highway Administration and the Alabama Department of Transportation
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Geography

Shiloh is located west of the center of DeKalb County at at an elevation of . It is bordered to the northeast by the city of Rainsville and to the southwest by the town of Fyffe. Alabama State Route 75 passes through Shiloh, connecting Rainsville and Fyffe. According to the

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, Shiloh has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 289 people, 116 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 135 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.58%

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, 1.38% Native American, 0.35% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.69% of the population. There were 116 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were

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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $34,861, and the median income for a family was $36,696. Males had a median income of $29,219 versus $25,893 for females. The

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for the town was $28,431. About 4.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the

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, including 8.2% under the age of 18 and 15.2% ages 65 or older.

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* {{authority control Towns in DeKalb County, Alabama Towns in Alabama