Conecuh County

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Conecuh County Government Center in Evergreen
Conecuh County Government Center in Evergreen
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Evergreen
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 347
Evergreen, AL 36401-0347
Foundation : February 13, 1818
Made up from: Monroe County
Area code : 001 251
Demographics
Residents : 13,228  (2010)
Population density : 6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2208 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Conecuh County within Alabama

The Conecuh County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Evergreen .

geography

The county is located in southern Alabama, about 50 km from Florida's northern border and has an area of ​​2208 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Butler County , Covington County , Escambia County, and Monroe County .

history

Conecuh County was formed on February 13, 1818 from parts of Monroe County. The name comes from the dialect of the Muskogee and is derived from “koha anaka” (“near the reed bed”). From 1818 to 1868, Sparta was the seat of the county government.

In the New Evergreen Commercial Historic District (2013)

Four structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, including the Johnston, Asa, Farmhouse , the Louisville and Nashville Depot, and the New Evergreen Commercial Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 5713 -
1830 7444 30.3%
1840 8197 10.1%
1850 9322 13.7%
1860 11,311 21.3%
1870 9574 -15.4%
1880 12,605 31.7%
1890 14,594 15.8%
1900 17,514 20%
1910 21,433 22.4%
1920 24,593 14.7%
1930 25,429 3.4%
1940 25,489 0.2%
1950 21,776 -14.6%
1960 17,762 -18.4%
1970 15,645 -11.9%
1980 15,884 1.5%
1990 14.054 -11.5%
2000 14,089 0.2%
2010 13,228 -6.1%
1900-1990

2000 2010

According to the 2000 census , Conecuh County had 14,089 people. 79 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 5,792 households and 3,938 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 55.40 percent white, 43.55 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.05 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.09 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.60 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.72 percent of the population.

Age pyramid of Conecuh County

Of the 5,792 households, 30.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 47.7 percent, 16.2 percent were single mothers, 32.0 percent were not families, 30.1 percent of all households were single households and 13.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males and for women aged 18 and over there were 84.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 22,111 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,424. Males had a median income of $ 28,115 versus $ 19,350 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,964. 21.7 percent of families and 26.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Conecuh County

See also

Web links

Commons : Conecuh County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

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: 161543. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Conecuh County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of March 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Conecuh County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Population of Conecuh County - Alabama
  7. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 31, 2012
  8. ^ Population of Conecuh County - Alabama

Coordinates: 31 ° 26 ′  N , 87 ° 0 ′  W