Selmont-West Selmont, Alabama

Selmont-West Selmont is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dallas County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,671.GeographySelmont-West Selmont is located in eastern Dallas County at . It is on the south side of the Alabama River, which separates it from the city of the Selma, the county seat, to the north. The Edmund Pettus Bridge carries U.S. Route 80 across the river into Selma at the north end of the CDP.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.6km2, of which 8.5km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 1.17%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,502 people, 1,227 households, and 879 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,068.1 people per square mile (412.2/km²). There were 1,574 housing units at an average density of 480.1 per square mile (185.3/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 91.35% Black or African American, 7.91% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.