Age distribution was 24.5% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. This movement began through the efforts of Dothan citizens Morris Slingluff, Judge Rose Gordon, Thomas Harrison, Lucky Martin, Tom Ziegenfelder, Matt Parker, Twyla Williams, Libby Krietemeyer, Cheryl Gibson and Lavonda Gosselin. Geschichte. Better Dothan", and has received state and national recognition. As of 2017, the office of mayor was held by Mark Saliba, while the city manager was Mike West. 3% were separated. The median age was 38 years. The area that is now Dothan was inhabited for thousands of years by successive cultures of Between 1763 and 1783, the region that is now Dothan was part of the colony of The first permanent white settlers consisted of nine families who moved into the area during the early 1830s to harvest the abundant timber. 70% of women with school-age children work. Spark Theater offers several public theater productions each year by Dothan-area youth and teens, an after-school theater program, as well as supplemental theater classes for the public school system. The City is holding a public comment period on the Consolidated Plan through Friday, August 7 and on the AI through Wednesday, August 19, 2020. According to reports by the business employees, a suspect entered the business … Read More » Notice about fireworks inside the city limits. It was all but abandoned by the time of the In 1893, Dothan secured a stop on the first railroad to be built in the region. 22% of adults had never married. "Nahm; Dothan, Dothan, Dothan!" Dothan / ˈ d oʊ θ ən / is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties in the U.S. state of Alabama.It is the county seat of Houston County and the seventh largest city in Alabama, with a population of 65,496 at the 2010 census. Basic handguns to Flamethrowers and everything in between. "Dothan," I asked, "Dothan?" The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, ACOM,The largest Christian denomination in Dothan is the Dothan was selected as one of eleven Alabama sites for a course on the In 2007–10, the city was recognized as part of the "Playful City USA" initiative by According to the city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,The city holds an annual Western Festival for Golden era Hollywood film star The Toadlick Music Festival (now defunct) was a three-day The George Washington Carver Museum relates the story of the African-American genius and offers information on African cultures and their influences on the world, prominent African-American scientists, explorers and inventors, and the positive contributions made by African Americans in military affairs and the area of social development.Landmark Park is a 135-acre (55 ha) park built to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of southeast Alabama's Southeast Alabama Community Theater offers live entertainment and theatrical productions for the Dothan community.Spark Theater Company is a non-profit theater company and performing-arts educational program. The pine forests were harvested for Dothan also sought out industrial development, with textile and agricultural concerns being joined by manufacturing plants for the Culturally, an art museum, several theaters, symphony orchestra, dance troupe and other artistic amenities have been established. Please give us a … About 13.4% of families and 17.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. The median household income was $35,000, and the median family income was $45,025. They are required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) so that the City can continue to receive federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.
The state-recognized Cher-O-Creek Intra Tribal Indians were located in Dothan.According to the 2010 census, there were 65,496 people, 26,845 households and 17,835 families residing in the city. 9% were widowed. Southeast Health, formerly known as Southeast Alabama Medical Center, is the city's only public hospital, and is on the city's eastern side. The per capita income for the city was $24,306.