Limestone County, Alabama

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Limestone County Courthouse in the Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District
Limestone County Courthouse in the Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Athens
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
310 W Washington Street
Athens, AL 35611-2561
Foundation : February 6, 1818
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 82,782  (2010)
Population density : 56.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1572 km²
Water surface : 101 km²
map
Map of Limestone County within Alabama
Website : www.co.limestone.al.us

The Limestone County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Athens .

geography

The county is located in the far north of Alabama, borders Tennessee and has an area of ​​1,572 square kilometers, of which 101 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Madison County , Morgan County , Lawrence County, and Lauderdale Counties .

history

Limestone County was established on February 6, 1818. It was named after Limestone Creek , which flows through the county here. This got its name because of the local occurrence of "limestone" ("limestone").

In the Robert Beaty Historic District (2010)

13 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 3, 2020, including the Athens Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District , the Belle Mina Plantation and the Robert Beaty Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 9871 -
1830 14,807 50%
1840 14,374 -2.9%
1850 16,483 14.7%
1860 15.306 -7.1%
1870 15,017 -1.9%
1880 21,600 43.8%
1890 21,201 -1.8%
1900 22,387 5.6%
1910 26,880 20.1%
1920 31,341 16.6%
1930 36,629 16.9%
1940 35,642 -2.7%
1950 35,766 0.3%
1960 36,513 2.1%
1970 41,699 14.2%
1980 46.005 10.3%
1990 54,135 17.7%
2000 65,676 21.3%
2010 82,782 26%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Limestone County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

According to the 2000 census , Limestone County had 65,676 people. 2,643 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 24,688 households and 18,219 families. The population density was 45 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 83.79 percent white, 13.33 percent African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 1.14 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.65 percent of the population.

Of the 24,688 households, 34.8 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 60.0 percent were married couples living together, 10.4 percent were single mothers, 26.2 percent were not families, 23.4 percent of all households were single households and 8.9 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.8 percent between 18 and 24, 32.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.1 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 101.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 37,405 , and the median income for a family is $ 45,146. Males had a median income of $ 35,743 versus $ 23,389 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,782. 9.8 percent of families and 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

1 in part in Morgan County; 2 partly in Madison 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: 161567. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Limestone County at alabama.gov
  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. 179.
  4. ↑ 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.
  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. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  9. ^ Limestone County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 49 ′  N , 86 ° 59 ′  W