Lawrence County, Alabama

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Lawrence County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Moulton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
750 Main Street
Moulton, AL 35650-1553
Foundation : February 6, 1818
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 34,339  (2010)
Population density : 19.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1860 km²
Water surface : 64 km²
map
Map of Lawrence County within Alabama

Lawrence County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is Moulton . 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 northern Alabama, about 50 km to the north from Tennessee , to the west about 70 km from Mississippi and has an area of ​​1,860 square kilometers, of which 64 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Limestone County , Morgan County , Cullman County , Winston County , Franklin County , Colbert County, and Lauderdale Counties .

history

Former Lawrence County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 98001026 as part of the Moulton Courthouse Square Historic District

Lawrence County was formed from former Cherokee land on February 6, 1818. It was named after Captain James Lawrence , who became known with the saying: "Don't give up the ship" in the British-American War of 1812 after he was fatally wounded.

Goode-Hall House (2006)

Eleven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 3, 2020, including the Courtland Historic District , Goode-Hall House, and Moulton Courthouse Square Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 14,984 -
1840 13,313 -11.2%
1850 15,258 14.6%
1860 13,975 -8.4%
1870 16,058 14.9%
1880 21,392 33.2%
1890 20,725 -3.1%
1900 20,124 -2.9%
1910 21,984 9.2%
1920 24,307 10.6%
1930 26,942 10.8%
1940 27,880 3.5%
1950 27,128 -2.7%
1960 24,501 -9.7%
1970 27,281 11.3%
1980 30,170 10.6%
1990 31,513 4.5%
2000 34,803 10.4%
2010 34,339 -1.3%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Lawrence County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Lawrence County had a population of 34,803 people as of the 2000 census . Of these, 231 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 13,538 households and 10,194 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.77 percent white, 13.36 percent African American, 5.36 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 3.08 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.05 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 13,538 households, 34.7 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 60.5 percent were married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 24.7 percent were non-families, 22.6 percent of all households were single households and 9.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

25.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 30.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 31,549 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,565. Males had a median income of $ 31,519 versus $ 20,480 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,515. 13.1 percent of families and 15.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Lawrence 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: 161565. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Lawrence County at alabama.gov
  3. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 3, 2020.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  9. ↑ 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  
  10. ↑ Lawrence County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 31 ′  N , 87 ° 19 ′  W