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Kennedy is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated by an act of the legislature on February 18, 1895. As of the 2020 census, Kennedy had a population of 435.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 447 to 435 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1972.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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