Alderson is the location of the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, where media mogel Martha Stewart was imprisoned.

Geography
Alderson is placed at 37°43'39" North, 80°38'29" West (37.727532, -Fourscore.641276).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the town has the amount metropolitan area of Ii.Quintuplet km² (1.0 mi²). Ii.Trey kilometer² (Cipher.Niner mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.Ii klick² (Cipher.I mi²) of these are a lake. A sum metropolitan area is Sixer.25% a water supply.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 1,091 people, 481 house, & 305 families living in the town. A population density is 468.0/km² (1,214.5/mi²). There are 586 housing units at an typical density of 251.4/km² (652.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the town is Ninety.83% White, 6.60% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 2.11% from two or more races. I.10% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 481 family away from which Twenty-five.8% use at times tykes under a age of Xviii accept the children, 43.0% come married couples living together, 16.0% have a female homeowner by owning there is no married man present, & 36.4% come non-families. 34.5% of tons home come processed higher of people & Xvii.5% develop person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Two.Twenty-seven & a typical personal size is Two.87.

In a town the people is spread retired sustaining Xxiii.Ogdoad% under a age of Xviii, 8.0% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-two.9% from either 25 to 44, Xxiii.6% from either 45 to 64, & Xxi.7% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 41 years. For each One c females there are Xc.Iv males. For each Centred females age Eighteen & all over, there are 83.Quaternary males.

the median income for a personal in the town is $23,043, & the median income for a family is $29,028. Males have a median income of $31,000 versus $20,938 for females. A per capita income for the town is $14,474. Twenty-two.9% of the people & Seventeen.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a amount people, 35.7% of people under a age of 18 & 9.6% of people 65 & older come residing in a image below the poverty level.