Cullman County

Cullman County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Alabama
Administrative headquarters :	Cullman
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 500 2nd Avenue SW Cullman, AL 35055-4136
Foundation :	January 24, 1877
Area code :	001 334
Demographics
Residents :	80,406  (2010)
Population density :	42 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1955 km²
Water surface :	42 km²
map

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

history

Cullman County was founded on January 24, 1877 and formed from parts of Blount , Walker , Morgan and Winston Counties . It was named after Johann G. Cullmann, a German-American who founded a settlement for migrants from Germany in Alabama in 1873.

In the Cullman Historic District (2012)

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, including the Ave Maria Grotto , Crane Hill Masonic Lodge, and the Cullman Historic District .

geography

The area is 1,955 square kilometers , with 97.83% land area and 2.17% water area.

Demographics

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1880	6355		-
1890	13,438		111.5%
1900	17,849		32.8%
1910	28,321		58.7%
1920	33,034		16.6%
1930	41,051		24.3%
1940	47,343		15.3%
1950	49,046		3.6%
1960	45,572		-7.1%
1970	52,445		15.1%
1980	61,642		17.5%
1990	67,613		9.7%
2000	77,483		14.6%
2010	80.406		3.8%
1900-1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid of Cullman County

According to the 2000 census , there were 77,483 people in Cullman County. 998 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 30,706 households and 22,476 families. The population density was 41 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.81 percent white, 0.96 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.62 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.03 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.18 percent of the population.

Of the 30,706 households, 32.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.8 percent were married couples living together, 8.7 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 24.0 percent of all households were single households and 10.4 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 28.3 percent between 25 and 44, 24.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,256 USD , and the median income for a family 39,341 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,444 versus $ 20,436 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,922. 9.5 percent of families and 13.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Cullman County

• Arab
• Ardell
• Arkadelphia
• Baileyton
• Baileytown
• Baldwin
• Battleground
• Berlin
• Bethel
• Birdsong
• Black bottom
• Bremen
• Brooklyn
• Brushy Pond
• Center Community
• Center Hill
• Centerville
• Central
• Chances Crossroad
• Cold Springs
• Corinth
• Crane Hill
• Cullman
• Dodge City
• Dripping Springs
• Dyers Crossroads
• East Point
• Enone
• Fairview
• Fairview West
• Garden City
• Gold ridge
• Good hope
• Grandview
• Guthery Crossroads
• Hanceville
• Holly Pond
• Johnson's Crossing
• Jones Chapel
• Joppa
• Logan
• Longview
• Loretto
• Maple Forks
• Mount View
• Nesmith
• New Canaan
• New Harmony
• New Hope
• North Vinemont
• North Walter
• Phelan
• Pleasant view
• Providence
• River Bend
• Riverside
• Simcoe
• South Vinemont
• Spring Hill
• Steppville
• Sulfur Springs
• The Colony
• Thrasher Crossroads
• Trade
• Trimble
• Union Grove
• Union Hill
• Vinemont
• Walkers Corner
• Walter
• Welti
• Wesoda
• West Point
• White City
• Wilburn

See also

• List of entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Cullman County

Web links

Commons : Cullman County  - 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. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161547. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Cullman County at Alabama.gov ( April 3, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Cullman 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 Cullman County - Alabama
7. ↑ Extract from census.gov
8. ^ Population of Cullman County - Alabama

Coordinates: 34 ° 8 ′  N , 86 ° 52 ′  W