Dale County

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administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Ozark
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Commission
202 Hwy. 123 South, Suite C
Ozark, AL 36360-0819
Foundation : December 22, 1824
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 50,251  (2010)
Population density : 34.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1457 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Dale County within Alabama

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

geography

The county is located almost in the extreme southeast of Alabama, is approximately 25 miles from Florida and Georgia and has an area of ​​1,457 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Barbour County , Henry County , Houston County , Geneva County , Coffee County, and Pike County .

history

Dale County was formed on December 22, 1824. It was named after General Samuel Dale (1772–1841), a pioneer and scout in the Creek War of 1813/14 . He played an important role in the formation of Alabama, in whose state legislature he was a member of the Mississippi Territory for several years, and gained the reputation of a folk hero, which earned him the nickname Daniel Boone of Alabama. The first district capital was Daleville, Newton from 1843 and Ozark in 1870. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1869 and 1884. In 1841, 1868, and 1903, Dale was downsized in favor of other neighboring counties. The county hit the international press in 2013 when the multi-day hostage situation took place in Midland City .

Claybank Log Church (2016)

Four structures in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 1, 2020, including the Claybank Log Church , JD Holman House and the Oates-Reynolds Memorial Building .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 2031 -
1840 7397 264.2%
1850 6382 -13.7%
1860 12,197 91.1%
1870 11,325 -7.1%
1880 12,667 11.8%
1890 17,225 36%
1900 21,189 23%
1910 21,608 2%
1920 22,711 5.1%
1930 23,175 2%
1940 22,685 -2.1%
1950 20,828 -8.2%
1960 31,066 49.2%
1970 52,938 70.4%
1980 47,821 -9.7%
1990 49,633 3.8%
2000 49.129 -1 %
2010 50,251 2.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Dale County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Dale County's population was 49,129. 1,665 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 18,878 households and 13,629 families. The population density was 34 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 74.40 percent white, 20.40 percent African American, 0.60 percent Native American, 1.10 percent Asian, 0.15 percent from the Pacific island area and 1.30 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.20 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.40 percent of the population.

Of the 18,878 households, 36.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 55.0 percent, 13.6 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were not families, 24.3 percent of all households were single households and 8.8 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.0 people.

26.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 95 males.

The median income for a household was 32,000 USD , and the median income for a family 37,800 USD. Males had a median income of $ 29,840 versus $ 20,000 for women. The per capita income was $ 16,000. 12.6 percent of families and 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Dale 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: 161548. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Dale County at Alabama.gov ( March 28, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Dale County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
    Samuel Dale in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
    Newton in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 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 Dale County - Alabama
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  9. ^ Population of Dale County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 26 ′  N , 85 ° 36 ′  W