Jackson County, Alabama

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Jackson County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Scottsboro
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
102 E. Laurel Street, Suite 47
Scottsboro, AL 35768-1852
Foundation : December 13, 1819
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 53,227  (2010)
Population density : 19.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2918 km²
Water surface : 124 km²
map
Map of Jackson County within Alabama
Website : www.jacksoncountyal.com

The Jackson County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Scottsboro . 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 the extreme northeast of Alabama, borders Tennessee to the north and Georgia to the east and has an area of ​​2918 square kilometers, of which 124 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: DeKalb County , Marshall County, and Madison County .

history

Jackson County was formed on December 13, 1819 from land ceded by the Cherokee Indians. It was named after General Andrew Jackson , the seventh President of America and founder of the Jacksonian Democracy .

In the Bridgeport Historic District (2009)

Twelve structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 2, 2020, including the Bridgeport Historic District , the Gen. William Rosecrans Headquarters and the Russell Cave National Monument .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 8751 -
1830 12,700 45.1%
1840 15,715 23.7%
1850 14,088 -10.4%
1860 18,283 29.8%
1870 19,410 6.2%
1880 25,144 29.5%
1890 28,026 11.5%
1900 30,508 8.9%
1910 32,918 7.9%
1920 35,864 8.9%
1930 36,881 2.8%
1940 41,802 13.3%
1950 38,998 -6.7%
1960 36,681 -5.9%
1970 39.202 6.9%
1980 51,407 31.1%
1990 47,796 -7%
2000 53,926 12.8%
2010 53,227 -1.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Jackson County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Jackson County had 53,926 people. 579 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 21,615 households and 15,822 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 91.89 percent white, 3.74 percent African American, 1.75 percent Native American, 0.23 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.36 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.00 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.13 percent of the population.

Of the 21,615 households, 31.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 59.0 percent, 10.5 percent were single mothers, 26.8 percent were non-families, 24.3 percent of all households were single households and 10.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92 people.

24.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 92 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 32,020 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,082. Males had a median income of $ 29,777 versus $ 20,990 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,000. 10.3 percent of families and 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Jackson 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: 161561. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Jackson County at alabama.gov
  3. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  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. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from census.gov  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / quickfacts.census.gov  
  9. ↑ Jackson County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 47 ′  N , 86 ° 0 ′  W