Coosa County

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Coosa County Courthouse
Coosa County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Rockford
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 10
Rockford, AL 35136-0010
Foundation : 1832
Made up from: Montgomery County
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 11,539  (2010)
Population density : 6.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1726 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of Coosa County within Alabama

The Coosa County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Rockford .

Coosa County gained a little fame through Adalius Thomas, linebacker for the New England Patriots and Justin Tuck, defensive end of the New York Giants , both of whom were in the 2008 Super Bowl.

geography

The county is located just east of the geographic center of Alabama has an area of ​​1726 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Clay County , Tallapoosa County , Elmore County , Chilton County , Shelby County, and Talladega Counties .

history

Coosa County was formed on December 18, 1832 as one of 14 counties from parts of Montgomery County and Muskogee land . The basis for this was the Treaty of Cusseta . It was named after the Coosa River , which also forms the county's western border.

One structure in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, the Coosa County Jail .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 6995 -
1850 14,543 107.9%
1860 19,273 32.5%
1870 11,945 -38%
1880 15,113 26.5%
1890 15,906 5.2%
1900 16,144 1.5%
1910 16,634 3%
1920 14,839 -10.8%
1930 12,460 -16%
1940 13,460 8th %
1950 11,766 -12.6%
1960 10,726 -8.8%
1970 10,662 -0.6%
1980 11,377 6.7%
1990 11,063 -2.8%
2000 12,202 10.3%
2010 11,539 -5.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Coosa County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Former Coosa County Jail County Jail (2011)

Coosa County's population was 12,202 as of the 2000 census . 392 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,682 households and 3,408 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 63.94 percent white, 34.19 percent African American, 0.32 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.62 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.88 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.29 percent of the population.

Of the 4,682 households, 30.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 54.8 percent, 13.5 percent were single mothers, 27.2 percent were not families, 24.3 percent of all households were single households and 9.8 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.4 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 29,873 USD , and the median income for a family 36,082 USD. Males had a median income of $ 25,390 versus $ 18,171 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,875. 11.8 percent of families and 14.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Coosa 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: 161544. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Coosa County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of 13 March 2014 Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Coosa 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. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ^ Population of Coosa County - Alabama
  8. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 31, 2012
  9. ^ Population of Coosa County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 32 ° 56 '  N , 86 ° 15'  W