Chilton County

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Chilton County Courthouse
Chilton County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Clanton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Chilton County Clerk
P.O. Box 557
Clanton, AL 35045
Foundation : December 30, 1868
Made up from: Autauga County
Bibb County
Perry County
Shelby County
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 43,643  (2010)
Population density : 24.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1815 km²
Water surface : 18 km²
map
Map of Chilton County within Alabama

The Chilton County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Clanton , named after General James Holt Clanton . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in the geographic center of Alabama and has an area of ​​1,815 square kilometers, of which 18 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Shelby County , Coosa County , Elmore County , Autauga County , Dallas County , Perry County, and Bibb County .

history

Chilton County was formed on December 30, 1868 by resolution of the state legislature from parts of Autauga County , Bibb County , Perry County and Shelby Counties as Baker County . The original name honored Alfred Baker, who is considered the founder of the city of Clanton and was its mayor after the Civil War . When Baker cooperated with members of the Republican Party , which was hated in the southern states , the opponents initiated a vote to change the county name. On December 17, 1874, a majority voted in favor and chose William Parish Chilton as the new namesake, a member of the Confederate Congress and presiding judge at the Alabama Supreme Court . The first district capital was Grantville and from 1870 Clanton. In 1902, land donated by a Civil War veteran became the Alabama Confederate Soldiers Home for former Confederate soldiers . At its peak, this home housed more than 100 veterans and now functions as the Confederate Memorial Park as a memorial. After World War II , Chilton County established itself as the main peach growing area in Alabama.

Three structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of March 31, 2020, the Gragg Field Historic District , Verbena Village, and Walker-Klinner Farm .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 6194 -
1880 10,793 74.2%
1890 14,549 34.8%
1900 16,522 13.6%
1910 23,187 40.3%
1920 22,770 -1.8%
1930 24,579 7.9%
1940 27,955 13.7%
1950 26,922 -3.7%
1960 25,693 -4.6%
1970 25,180 -2%
1980 30,612 21.6%
1990 32,458 6%
2000 39,593 22%
2010 43,643 10.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Chilton County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Chilton County's population was 39,593. Of these, 351 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 15,287 households and 11,342 families. The population density was 22 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.71 percent white, 10.61 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.51 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.69 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.91 percent of the population.

The Walker-Klinner Farm has been registered in the NRHP since October 1987.

Of the 15,287 households, 34.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 60.1 percent, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 25.8 percent were not families, 22.9 percent of all households were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 93.9 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,588 USD , and the median income for a family 39,505 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,006 versus $ 21,275 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,303. 12.6 percent of families and 15.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line .

Places in the county

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 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161536. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Chilton County at alabama.gov ( Memento of April 3, 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. 55.
    Christopher Maloney: Clanton. Encyclopedia of Alabama, January 4, 2011, last updated October 16, 2018, retrieved June 3, 2020.
    Patricia Hoskins Morton: Chilton County. Encyclopedia of Alabama, August 23, 2007, last updated July 12, 2019, accessed June 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 31, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 31, 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 Chilton County - Alabama
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov ( Memento from August 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Accessed March 31, 2012
  9. ↑ Walker-Klinner Farm in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed June 3, 2020.
  10. ^ Population of Chilton County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 32 ° 51 ′  N , 86 ° 43 ′  W