Barbour County, Alabama

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Barbour County Courthouse
Barbour County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Clayton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 398
Clayton, AL 36016-0398
Foundation : December 18, 1832
Made up from: Pike County
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 27,457  (2010)
Population density : 12 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2,341.7 km²
Water surface : 50.8 km²
map
Map of Barbour County within Alabama

The Barbour County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Clayton .

geography

Located in southeastern Alabama, Barbour County borders the neighboring state of Georgia in the east , with the Chattahoochee River forming the border . It has an area of ​​2,341.7 square kilometers, of which 50.8 square kilometers are water bodies. It is bordered clockwise in Alabama by the following counties: Russell County , Henry County , Dale County , Pike County, and Bullock Counties .

history

The first white settlers in the region came from both the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia . The area belongs in part to the land that the Muskogee had to cede to the United States in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in August 1814 after their defeat in the Creek War . For this purpose, when the county was founded on December 18, 1832, parts of the Pike County were added. It was named after James Barbour , a governor of Virginia , a member of the United States Senate , Secretary of War and Ambassador to London . Because of its clear position on slavery, Barbour was very popular in the southern states. The first seat of the county administration was Louisville, the former county seat of Pike County, in March 1834 it became today's Clayton because of its more central location . Other early towns in the county included the now defunct Williamstown and Eufala. In 1854 the first brick courthouse was built , which was rebuilt and enlarged in 1924. When Eufala overtook Clayton in population and importance in the 1870s, a debate arose over the relocation of the capital. Eventually a compromise was reached, according to which the administration was divided between both places. In the 1960s, the old courthouse was demolished and replaced by a new building.

19 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of March 30, 2020), with the Henry D. Clayton House status as a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 2415 -
1830 4233 75.3%
1840 5570 31.6%
1850 7367 32.3%
1860 10,865 47.5%
1870 9945 -8.5%
1880 15,369 54.5%
1890 21,927 42.7%
1900 35,152 60.3%
1910 32,728 -6.9%
1920 32,067 -2%
1930 32,425 1.1%
1940 32,722 0.9%
1950 28,892 -11.7%
1960 24,700 -14.5%
1970 22,543 -8.7%
1980 24,756 9.8%
1990 25,417 2.7%
2000 29,038 14.2%
2010 27,457 -5.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 & 2010

Age pyramid of Barbour County (as of 2000)
Kendall Manor has been on the NRHP since January 1972.
The Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer House has been part of the NRHP since April 1972.

According to the 2010 census , Barbour County, (FIPS # 1005), had 27,457 people in 9,795 households. The population density was 19.28 inhabitants per square kilometer, which means a change of −1.2 percent compared to the 2000 census. The racial the population was composed of 51.0 percent white, 46.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Hawaiian and residents from the Pacific island area. 0.8 percent came from two or more races, 5.3 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latin American descent.

Of the 9,795 households, 28.0 percent had children or young people under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.52 people, 14.6 percent were 65 years of age or older, and 2,327 people were veterans. 12,768 (46.5 percent) were female and 14,689 (53.5 percent) were male.

The median income for a household in the county was $ 9,795 , and the median income per capita was $ 15,875.

In 2010 the county had 1,667 businesses that were owned by 0.0 percent African American, 0.0 percent Native American, 0.0 percent Asian, 0.0 percent Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 0 .0 percent were owned by Hispanic or Latino American descent and 27.0 percent were operated by women.

places

literature

  • Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
  • Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161528. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Barbour County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 15.
    Donna J. Siebenthaler: Barbour County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, February 23, 2018, accessed May 14, 2020.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 30, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 30, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed March 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ^ Population of Barbour County - Alabama
  8. ^ Kendall Manor on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 14, 2020.
  9. ^ Drewry-Mitchell-Moorer House in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Census Datasheet ( Memento from September 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved September 21, 2012

Web links

Commons : Barbour County, Alabama  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 31 ° 52 ′  N , 85 ° 24 ′  W