Lauderdale County, Alabama

administration
Lauderdale County Courthouse
US state :	Alabama
Administrative headquarters :	Florence
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1059 Florence, AL 35631-1059
Foundation :	February 6, 1818
Area code :	001 256
Demographics
Residents :	92,709 (2010)
Population density :	53.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1862 km²
Water surface :	128 km²
map

Website : lauderdalecountyonline.com

The Lauderdale County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Alabama . In 2010 , the county had 92,709 residents and a population density of 51 people per square kilometer. The administrative seat ( county seat ) is Florence , named after the Italian hometown of Florence of the city planner and architect Ferdinand Sannoner . 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 far northwest of Alabama on the right bank of the Tennessee River , which forms the border with Mississippi to the west . To the north it borders Tennessee . The county has an area of 1,862 square kilometers, of which 128 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Lauderdale County:

Hardin County, Tennessee	Wayne County (Tennessee) , Lawrence County (Tennessee)	Giles County, Tennessee
Tishomingo County, Mississippi		Limestone County
	Colbert County	Lawrence County

history

Lauderdale County was formed on February 6, 1818. It was named after Colonel James Lauderdale of Tennessee , who was fatally wounded on December 23, 1814 at the Battle of Talladega .

Wilson Dam (2013)

33 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 3, 2020), with the Wilson Dam has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1820	4963	-
1830	11,781	137.4%
1840	14,485	23%
1850	17.172	18.6%
1860	17,420	1.4%
1870	15.091	-13.4%
1880	21,035	39.4%
1890	23,730	12.8%
1900	26,559	11.9%
1910	30,936	16.5%
1920	39,556	27.9%
1930	41,130	4%
1940	46.230	12.4%
1950	54.179	17.2%
1960	61,622	13.7%
1970	68.111	10.5%
1980	80,546	18.3%
1990	79,661	-1.1%
2000	87,966	10.4%
2010	92,709	5.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

The Oneil Bridge over the Tennessee River near Florence

According to the 2010 census , Lauderdale County had 92,709 people in 37,713 households. The population density was 51 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in the 37,713 households.

The racial the population was composed of 87.1 percent white, 10.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 39,345 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,341. 17.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Lauderdale County localities

City

Florence

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Underwood-Petersville

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Lauderdale County is divided into seven Census County Divisions (CCD):

CCD	Population (2010)	FIPS
Cloverdale CCD	6563	01-90657
Florence CCD	50,499	01-91143
Killen CCD	16,161	01-91782
Lexington CCD	4480	01-91872
Oakland CCD	4023	01-92412
Rogersville CCD	8630	01-92772
Waterloo CCD	2353	01-93384

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 .