Houston County, Alabama

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Houston County Courthouse in Dothan
Houston County Courthouse in Dothan
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Dothan
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 6406
Dothan, AL 36302-6406
Foundation : February 9, 1903
Made up from: Dale County
Geneva County
Henry County
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 101,547  (2010)
Population density : 67.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1506 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Houston County within Alabama
Website : www.houstoncounty.org

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

geography

The county is located in the extreme southeast of Alabama, bordering Florida's northern border to the south and Georgia to the east and has an area of ​​1,506 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Geneva County , Dale County, and Henry County .

history

Houston County was formed on February 9th from parts of Dale County, Geneva County, and Henry County. It was named after the politician George Smith Houston . Houston was first a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and Attorney of the state before being elected to the United States House of Representatives . He later served as governor of Alabama and became a senator shortly before his death .

Federal Building and US Courthouse (2016)

Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 2, 2020, including the Dothan Opera House , the Federal Building and US Courthouse, and the Main Street Commercial District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1910 32,414 -
1920 37,334 15.2%
1930 45,935 23%
1940 45,665 -0.6%
1950 46,522 1.9%
1960 50,718 9%
1970 56,574 11.5%
1980 74,632 31.9%
1990 81,331 9%
2000 88,787 9.2%
2010 101,547 14.4%
1900-1990

2000 2010

Houston County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Dothan Civic Center in Dothan

Houston County had a population of 88,787 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 1,148 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 35,834 households and 25,119 families. The population density was 64 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 73.08 percent white, 24.60 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.62 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.92 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.26 percent of the population.

Of the 35,834 households, 33.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 52.5 percent, 14.1 percent were single mothers, 29.9 percent were not families, 26.4 percent of all households were single households and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.95 people.

25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.2 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the 34,431 USD , and the median income for a family 42,437 USD. Males had a median income of $ 32,092 versus $ 21,409 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,759. 11.8 percent of families and 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Worth seeing

Dothan is home to the Dothan Area Botanical Gardens , a 200,000 m² botanical garden .

Places in Houston 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: 161560. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Houston County at alabama.gov ( Memento from 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 , pp. 140f.
  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. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ^ Population of Houston County - Alabama
  7. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  8. ^ Population of Houston County - Alabama

Web links

Commons : Houston County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 31 ° 9 ′  N , 85 ° 18 ′  W