Greene County, Alabama

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Greene County Courthouse
Greene County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Eutaw
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 656
Eutaw, AL 35462-0656
Foundation : December 13, 1819
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 9045  (2010)
Population density : 5.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1709 km²
Water surface : 36 km²
map
Map of Greene County within Alabama
Website : greenecountyalabama.com

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

geography

The county is located in western Alabama, about 25 km from Mississippi and has an area of ​​1,709 square kilometers, of which 36 square kilometers are water. The eastern border is formed by the Black Warrior River and the western border by the Tombigbee River . The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Tuscaloosa County , Hale County , Marengo County , Sumter County, and Pickens County .

history

Greene County was formed on December 13, 1819 from portions of the land cession by the Choctaw Indians on October 24, 1816. It was named after General Nathaniel Greene , who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1780 . He was the presiding judge in the military tribunal that sentenced British officer John André to death. The first county capital was Erie, which is now in Hale County. In 1838 this became Eutaw. In 1868 the courthouse burned down and was completely destroyed.

Daniel R. Wright House (2010)

35 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 2, 2020, including the First Presbyterian Church , the Greene County Courthouse and the Daniel R. Wright House .

traffic

About 10 km northwest of the district capital Eutaw, Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 run right through the county from northeast to southwest . US Highways 43 and 11 run through Eutaw itself . The Alabama State Routes 14 and 39 also run through the county.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 4554 -
1830 15,026 230%
1840 24,024 59.9%
1850 31,441 30.9%
1860 30,859 -1.9%
1870 18,399 -40.4%
1880 21,931 19.2%
1890 22.007 0.3%
1900 24,182 9.9%
1910 22,717 -6.1%
1920 18,133 -20.2%
1930 19,745 8.9%
1940 19,185 -2.8%
1950 16,482 -14.1%
1960 13,600 -17.5%
1970 10,650 -21.7%
1980 11,021 3.5%
1990 10.153 -7.9%
2000 9974 -1.8%
2010 9045 -9.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Greene County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
First Presbyterian Church (2008)

Greene County's population was 9,974 as of the 2000 census . 78 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 3931 households and 2649 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 19.09 percent white, 80.34 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.08 percent Asian and 0.10 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.27 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.58 percent of the population.

Of the 3,931 households, 32.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 36.4 percent, 27.1 percent were single mothers, 32.6 percent were not families, 30.8 percent of all households were single households and 12.3 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.

29.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9 percent between 18 and 24, 25.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 79 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 19,819 , and the median income for a family is $ 24,604. Males had a median income of $ 25,707 versus $ 19,051 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,686. 29.9 percent of families and 34.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Greene 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: 161557. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Greene County at Alabama.gov ( Memento of 13 March 2014 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. 120.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 2, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 2, 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 Greene County - Alabama
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  9. ^ Population of Greene County - Alabama

Web links

Commons : Greene County, Alabama  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 51 ′  N , 87 ° 57 ′  W