Coffee County, Alabama

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The Coffee County Courthouse in Elba has been registered in the NRHP since May 1973. [1]
The Coffee County Courthouse in Elba has been registered in the NRHP since May 1973.
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Elba
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
230 Court Street
Elba, AL 36323
Foundation : December 29, 1841
Made up from: Dale County
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 49,948  (2010)
Population density : 28.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1762 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Coffee County within Alabama
Website : www.coffeecounty.us

Coffee County is a county in the US state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is in Elba , although there is an additional courthouse in Enterprise . 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 southeast Alabama, about 25 miles from Florida's northern border and has an area of ​​1762 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Pike Counties , Dale Counties , Geneva Counties , Covington Counties , and Crenshaw Counties .

history

John R. Coffee

Coffee County was formed on December 29, 1841 from parts of Dale County. It was named after General John R. Coffee , who fought in the Creek War of 1813/14 and was a business partner of President Andrew Jackson. The county's first administrative seat was in Wellborn. In 1852 the headquarters were moved to Elba.

Boll Weevil Monument (2014)

Five structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, including the Boll Weevil Monument , the Coffee County Courthouse and the Rawls Hotel .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 5940 -
1860 9623 62%
1870 6171 -35.9%
1880 8119 31.6%
1890 12,170 49.9%
1900 20,972 72.3%
1910 26,119 24.5%
1920 30,070 15.1%
1930 32,556 8.3%
1940 31,987 -1.7%
1950 30,720 -4%
1960 30,583 -0.4%
1970 34,872 14%
1980 38,533 10.5%
1990 40,240 4.4%
2000 43,615 8.4%
2010 49,948 14.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Coffee County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Flood of 1929

Coffee County's population was 43,615 as of the 2000 census . 780 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 17,421 households and 12,490 families. The population density was 25 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.11 percent white, 18.37 percent African American, 0.91 percent Native American, 0.95 percent Asian, 0.09 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.89 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.67 percent were descended from two or more races. 2.71 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 17,421 households, 32.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 56.4 percent, 12.1 percent were single mothers, 28.3 percent were not families, 24.9 percent of all households were single households and 10.2 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 and 24, 28.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 92 males.

The median income for a household in the 33,664 USD , and the median income for a family 39,664 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,468 versus $ 20,234 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,321. 11.3 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns in Coffee 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. ^ Coffee County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161541. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Coffee County at Alabama.gov ( March 28, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Coffee County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 3, 2020.
    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. 65.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ^ Population of Coffee County - Alabama
  9. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 31, 2012
  10. ^ Population of Coffee County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 24 ′  N , 85 ° 59 ′  W