White Hall, Alabama

White Hall is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. The community was named for a plantation which was destroyed in an 1882 tornado. At the 2010 census the population was 858, down from its record high of 1,014 in 2000. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was established during the Great Depression in 1935 as a New Deal project under the Resettlement Administration, similar to the town of Skyline, although it was aimed towards blacks, who made up the majority population in the area. The town did not incorporate until 1979.GeographyWhite Hall is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.5sqmi, of which 15.5sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,014 people, 361 households, and 266 families residing in the town. The population density was 65.6 people per square mile (25.3/km²). There were 398 housing units at an average density of 25.7 per square mile (9.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.03% Black or African American, 1.38% White, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.30% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.