Hale County, Alabama

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Hale County Courthouse
Hale County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Greensboro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 396
Greensboro, AL 36744-0396
Foundation : January 30, 1867
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 15,760  (2010)
Population density : 9.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1700 km²
Water surface : 33 km²
map
Map of Hale County within Alabama

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

geography

The county is located in west central Alabama, about 60 km from the Mississippi border, and covers an area of ​​1700 square kilometers, of which 33 square kilometers are water. The western border is formed by the Black Warrior River . The county is crossed by the Little Prairie Creek , Big Prairie Creek , Big Brush Creek and Fivemile Creek , all of which flow into the Black Warrior River. The county is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Tuscaloosa Counties , Bibb Counties , Perry Counties , Marengo Counties , and Greene Counties .

traffic

Alabama State Routes 14 , 25 , 60, and 69 run within the county . US Highway 80 affects the county only in the extreme south .

history

Hale County was formed on January 30, 1867. It was named after Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Fowler Hale , who fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, where he fell for the Confederate States Army near Richmond .

St. Andrew's Church (2008)

20 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 2, 2020, with the Moundville Archaeological Site and St. Andrew's Church having the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 21,792 -
1880 26,553 21.8%
1890 27,501 3.6%
1900 31,011 12.8%
1910 27,883 -10.1%
1920 24,289 -12.9%
1930 26,265 8.1%
1940 25,533 -2.8%
1950 20,832 -18.4%
1960 19,537 -6.2%
1970 15,888 -18.7%
1980 15,604 -1.8%
1990 15,498 -0.7%
2000 17.185 10.9%
2010 15,760 -8.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Age pyramid ds Hale Countys (as of 2000)
Former main building of Southern University

Hale County's population was 17,185 as of the 2000 census . 290 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,415 households and 4,605 ​​families. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 39.83 percent white, 58.95 percent African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.29 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.58 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.91 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,415 households, 36.5 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 45.6 percent, 22.0 percent were single mothers, 28.2 percent were not families, 26.4 percent of all households were single households and 10.9 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19 people.

29.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24, 26.7 percent between 25 and 44, 21.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,807 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,875. Males had a median income of $ 28,493 versus $ 19,363 for females. The per capita income was $ 12,661. 22.2 percent of families and 26.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Hale 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: 161558. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Hale County at Alabama.gov ( March 13, 2014 memento 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. 124.
  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.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. 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 Hale County - Alabama
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  9. ^ Population of Hale County - Alabama

Web links

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

Coordinates: 32 ° 46 ′  N , 87 ° 38 ′  W