Butler County, Alabama
Butler County Courthouse |
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US state : | Alabama |
Administrative headquarters : | Greenville |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
Butler County Clerk 700 Court Square P.O. Box 756 Greenville, AL 36037 |
Foundation : | December 13, 1819 |
Made up from: |
Conecuh County Montgomery County |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 20,947 (2010) |
Population density : | 10.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2015 km² |
Water surface : | 3 km² |
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The Butler County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Greenville , which was called Buttsville when it was founded.
geography
The county in southern Alabama is about 70 km from Florida and has an area of 2015 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Lowndes County , Crenshaw County , Covington County , Conecuh County , Monroe County, and Wilcox Counties .
history
The first white settlers came to the region west of the Coosa River after the United States' victory in the Creek War of 1813/14 and the retreat of the Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in August 1814 . They were from Georgia and the two Carolinas. In March 1818, the Creek killed two settler families in the Ogly massacre. In response, the settler Thomas Gary built a fort and charged everyone who sought refuge. They turned indignant to Governor William Wyatt Bibb for assistance. Bibb dispatched Colonel Samuel Dale to the region, who built Fort Dale there with militiamen and settlers. Butler County was formed on December 13, 1819 by resolution of the state legislature from parts of Conecuh Counties and Montgomery Counties. It was named after William Butler (? –1813), a member of the Georgia State Legislature who was an early settler in what is now the county's area and a veteran of the Creek War. He was killed in March 1818 a few days after the Ogly massacre of Muskogee, under the leadership of Savannah Jack, west of Greenville . In the first half of the 19th century, the county was known as the " Saratoga of South Alabama" because of the mineral springs in Butler Springs .
31 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 30, 2020, including the Greenville Public School Complex , Greenville City Hall, and the East Commerce Street Historic District .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 1405 | - | |
1830 | 5650 | 302.1% | |
1840 | 8685 | 53.7% | |
1850 | 10,836 | 24.8% | |
1860 | 18,122 | 67.2% | |
1870 | 14,981 | -17.3% | |
1880 | 19,649 | 31.2% | |
1890 | 21,641 | 10.1% | |
1900 | 25,761 | 19% | |
1910 | 29,030 | 12.7% | |
1920 | 29,531 | 1.7% | |
1930 | 30.195 | 2.2% | |
1940 | 32,447 | 7.5% | |
1950 | 29,228 | -9.9% | |
1960 | 24,560 | -16% | |
1970 | 22.007 | -10.4% | |
1980 | 21,680 | -1.5% | |
1990 | 21,892 | 1 % | |
2000 | 21,399 | -2.3% | |
2010 | 20,947 | -2.1% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
Butler County's population was 21,399 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 265 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,398 households and 5,870 families. The population density was 11 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 58.38 percent white, 40.81 percent African American, 0.21 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian and 0.05 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.39 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.67 percent of the population.
Of the 8,398 households, 32.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 47.7 percent, 18.2 percent were single mothers, 30.1 percent were not families, 27.5 percent of all households were single households and 13.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.06.
26.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 82.9 males.
The median income for a household in the 24,791 USD , and the median income for a family 30,915 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,968 versus $ 18,644 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,715. 20.4 percent of families and 24.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in the county
- Avant
- Bolling
- Brushy Creek
- Butler Springs
- Chapman
- Daisy
- East Chapman
- Forest Home
- Fort Dale
- Garland
- Georgiana
- Glasgow
- Grace
- Greenville
- Halso Mill
- Industry
- Liberty
- Manningham
- Mashville
- McKenzie
- Midway
- Monterey
- Mount Olive
- Oaky Streak
- Odom Crossroads
- Pigeon Creek
- Providence
- Reddock Springs
- Rhodes
- Ridgeville
- Saucer
- Searcy
- Shacklesville
- Shell
- Spring Hill
- Starlington
- Forest
See also
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 .
- Cheryl Bauer, Randy McNutt: Butler County, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston SC 2006, ISBN 0-7385-4100-1 , ( Postcard History Series ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 161532. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Butler County at alabama.gov ( Memento from March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
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↑ 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. 37.
Patricia Hoskins Morton: Butler County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, November 11, 2016, accessed May 17, 2020. - ^ East Commerce Street Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 17, 2020.
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↑ 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. - ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ^ Population of Butler County - Alabama
- ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Population of Butler County - Alabama
Web links
- Butler County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama
Coordinates: 31 ° 45 ′ N , 86 ° 41 ′ W