Covington County, Alabama

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Covington County Courthouse has been registered in the NRHP as Covington County Courthouse and Jail since January 1989. [1]
Covington County Courthouse has been registered in the NRHP as Covington County Courthouse and Jail since January 1989 .
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Andalusia
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Administration Building
260 Hillcrest Drive
P.O. Box 188
Andalusia, AL 36420-2570
Foundation : December 17, 1821
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 37,765  (2010)
Population density : 14.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2704 km²
Water surface : 26 km²
map
Map of Covington County within Alabama

The Covington County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 37,631 people and a population density of 14 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Andalusia .

geography

The county is located in the extreme south of Alabama, on the northern border of Florida and has an area of ​​2,704 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Escambia County , Conecuh County , Butler County , Crenshaw County , Coffee County, and Geneva County .

history

Covington County was formed on December 7, 1821. It was named after Brigade General Leonard Wailes Covington from Maryland , who served in the British-American War .

First United Methodist Church in the JW Shreve Addition Historic District (2014)

Ten structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, the Andalusia Commercial Historic District , the Covington County Courthouse and Jail, and the JW Shreve Addition Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 1522 -
1840 2435 60%
1850 3645 49.7%
1860 6469 77.5%
1870 4868 -24.7%
1880 5630 15.7%
1890 7536 33.9%
1900 15,346 103.6%
1910 32,124 109.3%
1920 38.103 18.6%
1930 41,356 8.5%
1940 42,417 2.6%
1950 40,373 -4.8%
1960 35,631 -11.7%
1970 34,079 -4.4%
1980 36,850 8.1%
1990 36,478 -1 %
2000 37,631 3.2%
2010 37,765 0.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Covington County had a population of 37,631 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 523 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 15,640 households and 10,791 families. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 86.19 percent white, 12.35 percent African American, 0.48 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.17 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.78 percent of the population.

Of the 15,640 households, 29.5 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 54.1 percent, 11.3 percent were single mothers, 31.0 percent were not families, 28.6 percent of all households were single households and 14.1 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.90 people.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.1 percent between 18 and 24, 26.1 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 88 males.

The median income for a household in the 26,336 USD , and the median income for a family 33,201 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,453 versus $ 19,640 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,365. 14.1 percent of families and 18.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Covington County

See also

Web links

Commons : Covington County, Alabama  - Collection of pictures, 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. ^ Covington County Courthouse and Jail in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed May 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161545. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Covington County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of 28 March 2014 Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Covington County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 4, 2020.
  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 Covington County - Alabama
  9. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 31, 2012
  10. ^ Population of Covington County - Alabama

Coordinates: 31 ° 15 ′  N , 86 ° 27 ′  W