Fort Payne
A city in DeKalb County, Alabama — population 14,041 as of 2020.
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Fort Payne by the numbers
Population
14,041Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 56.41 sq mi (146.09 km²), 0.35 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37.4
- Households
- 5,522
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $47,479
- Median house value
- $157,000
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 100 AL AVE N, FORT PAYNE, AL 35967