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Lowndesboro is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 140. Civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo was slain here while driving to Selma after the Selma-to-Montgomery march, March 26, 1965. Lowndesboro is located at 32°16′23″N, 86°36′36″W (32.273118, -86.609915)[US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census[American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.] of 2000, there were 140 people, 58 households, and 40 families residing in the town. The population density was 176.0 people per square mile (67.6/km²). There were 62 housing units at an average density of 77.9/sq mi (29.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.43% White, 25.00% Black or African American, 1.43% from other races, and 2.14% from two or more races. 3.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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Alabama, USA
