Cowarts

Cowarts is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. The town incorporated in August 1961. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 1,871, up from 1,546 in 2000.GeographyCowarts is located in north-central Houston County at . It is bordered to the north and west by the city of Dothan and to the southeast by the town of Avon. A small part of the northern border of Cowarts is with the town of Webb.U.S. Route 84 passes through the southern part of the town, leading west 6mi to the center of Dothan and southeast to Bainbridge, Georgia.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cowarts has a total area of 18.9km2, of which 18.8km2 are land and 0.1sqkm, or 0.58%, are water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,546 people, 603 households, and 469 families residing in the town. The population density was 213.6 people per square mile (82.4/km2). There were 684 housing units at an average density of 94.5 per square mile (36.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 84.93% White, 12.35% Black or African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.