| Official Name: | Sweet Water, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marengo |
| Government Type: | Mayor-Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Chad Brousard |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.35 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 184 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 228 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 96.90 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 32.0974°N -87.8675°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 36782 |
| Area Code: | 334 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-74304 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0153626 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Sweet Water is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. It was founded during the 1840s and named for Sweet Water Creek, which runs through a section of the community.[3] The population was 228 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 258 at the 2010 census.[4]
Sweet Water is located in southern Marengo County at 32.0974°N -87.8675°W and has an elevation of 184feet. It is by road south of Linden, the county seat. Alabama State Route 10 passes through the town, leading southeast to Pine Hill and west to Butler.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Sweet Water has a total area of 2.4sqmi, all of it recorded as land.[1] Sweet Water Creek forms the southern border of the town and flows southwest to Horse Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River.
As of the census of 2010, there were 258 people, 94 households, and 72 families residing in the town. There were 111 housing units, of which 94 were occupied. The racial makeup of the town was 91.1% White, 7.8% Black or African American, and 1.2% from some other races. 1.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[4]
There were 94 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.4% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.22.[4]
The population was spread out, with 70.9% 18 years and over, 68.2% 21 years and over, 20.5% 62 years and over, and 19.4% who were 65 years and over. The median age was 39 years.[4]
The town is home to Sweet Water High School, part of the Marengo County Public School System. The current school was founded during the early 1870s.[5]