Fruithurst is a city located in Alabama. This city is home to approximately 5,000 residents. It has a Hispanic population of 0.2%. The average age for residents is 47 years, and there are 7.90 percent of residents who are over the age of 65 in Fruithurst.
There are several ways to determine the population of a city. You can compare the city's population with other cities nearby. For example, Tallapoosa is a city that is nearly twice as large as Fruithurst, but it has a population that is nearly one-third larger.
The majority of Fruithurst residents identify themselves as white, while 12.3% of residents are Black or African American. About 1% of residents identify themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native. The rest are Hispanic or Latino. Only 2.6% of residents identify themselves as any other race. Census respondents also report their ancestry, and the most common ancestries in Fruithurst are Irish, American, German, and French. Some areas have a particularly high concentration of Austrian, Scandinavian, and Yugoslavian residents.
The local fruit-growing industry was unsuccessful. The colonists sold their grapes at a loss to Northern markets. The lumber mill, too, failed to make a profit. With the resulting financial failures, the general exodus began. The sheriff's sale of property resulted in the liquidation of the town's properties. Fortunately, a local historian, Wayne Ruple, has documented the town in photographs and documents.