Geneva County

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Geneva County Courthouse
Geneva County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Geneva
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 430
Geneva, AL 36340-0430
Foundation : December 26, 1868
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 26,790  (2010)
Population density : 18 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1499 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Geneva County within Alabama

Geneva County is a county in the US state of Alabama in the United States . In 2010 , the county had 26,790 residents and a population density of 17 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Geneva . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in southern Alabama, on Florida's northern border and has an area of ​​1,499 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Covington County , Coffee County , Dale County, and Houston Counties .

history

Geneva County was formed on December 26, 1868. It was named after the city of Geneva , which in turn got its name from the first postmaster , Walter H. Youge. He was a native Swiss and named the place after the city of Geneva in his homeland.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 2959 -
1880 4342 46.7%
1890 10,690 146.2%
1900 19.096 78.6%
1910 26,230 37.4%
1920 29,315 11.8%
1930 30,104 2.7%
1940 29,172 -3.1%
1950 25,899 -11.2%
1960 22,310 -13.9%
1970 21,924 -1.7%
1980 24,253 10.6%
1990 23,647 -2.5%
2000 25,764 9%
2010 26,790 4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Geneva County Age Pyramid

Geneva County's population was 25,764 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 274 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 10,477 households and 7,459 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 87.11 percent white, 10.65 percent African American, 0.76 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.62 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.76 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Coffee Springs , Geneva County

Of the 10,477 households, 30.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 56.4 percent, 11.0 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were not families, 26.3 percent of all households were single households and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 25.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 90 males.

The median income for a household in the 26,448 USD , and the median income for a family 32,563 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,018 versus $ 19,341 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,620. 15.9 percent of families and 19.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Locations in Geneva County

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: 161556. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Geneva County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of March 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 112.
    Frazine Taylor (Ed.): Researching African American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide. NewSouth Books, Montgomery 2008, ISBN 1-60306-044-8 , p. 113.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Population of Geneva County - Alabama
  7. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  8. ^ Population of Geneva County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 6 ′  N , 85 ° 50 ′  W