| Official Name: | East Brewton |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Escambia |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Terry Clark |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.92 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 98 |
| Elevation M: | 30 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2293 |
| Population Density Km2: | 259.79 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 672.83 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 31.0922°N -87.0531°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36426-36427 |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-22216 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0117739 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
East Brewton is a city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in October 1918.[2] At the 2020 census, the population was 2,293. The community grew around Fort Crawford, a fort built to protect early settlers of the area.[3]
East Brewton is located in east-central Escambia County at 31.0925°N -87.0531°W (31.092408, -87.053174).[4] It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Brewton, across Murder Creek.
U.S. Route 29 and Alabama State Route 41 pass through the center of East Brewton as Forrest Avenue and lead northwest into the center of Brewton. In the other direction, US 29 runs east, then northeast, to Andalusia, while AL 41 leads south 7miles to the Florida line. Milton, Florida, is south of East Brewton via AL 41 and Florida State Road 87.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, East Brewton has a total area of 8.9km2, of which 8.8km2 is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.02%, is water.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,496 people, 1,043 household, and 688 families residing in the city. The population density was 712.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1249 housing units at an average density of 356.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 77.07% White, 10.29% Black or African American, 10.48% Native American, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.96% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,043 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $30,610. Males had a median income of $22,138 versus $12,540 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,531. About 18.5% of families were above the poverty line, including 36.7% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 2,478 people, 992 household, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 708sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,226 housing units at an average density of 350.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 74.7% White, 20.8% Black or African American, .6% Native American, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 3.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 992 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 23.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.03.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,065, and the median income for a family was $34,120. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $17,458 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,181. About 26.4% of families and 29.7% of the population were above the poverty line, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
Escambia County Public School System is the local school district.[8]
Escambia County Alabama Transit System (ECATS) provides dial-a-ride bus service throughout the city and county.[9]