Marengo County

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Marengo County Courthouse
Marengo County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Linden trees
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 480715
Linden, AL 36748-0715
Foundation : February 6, 1818
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 21,027  (2010)
Population density : 8.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2546 km²
Water surface : 15 km²
map
Map of Marengo County within Alabama

The Marengo County is a county in the US state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Linden , formerly the Town of Marengo .

geography

The county is located in southwest Alabama, about 80 km to the west from Mississippi and has an area of ​​2546 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Hale County , Perry County , Dallas County , Wilcox County , Clarke County , Choctaw County , Sumter County, and Greene County .

history

Marengo County was formed on February 6, 1818 from former Choctaw Indian land. The name comes from the Italian village of Marengo , where Napoleon won a decisive victory over Austria on June 14, 1800 ( Battle of Marengo ). In 1823 the district capital Town of Marengo was renamed Linden , a short form of Hohenlinden . There on December 3, 1800 Austria was defeated again by Napoleon's troops ( Battle of Hohenlinden ).

Historical objects

Gaineswood (2011)

A total of 28 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the NRHP (as of April 4, 2020), with the Gaineswood plantation having the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 2933 -
1830 7700 162.5%
1840 17,264 124.2%
1850 27,831 61.2%
1860 31,171 12%
1870 26,151 -16.1%
1880 30,890 18.1%
1890 33,095 7.1%
1900 38,315 15.8%
1910 39,923 4.2%
1920 36,065 -9.7%
1930 36,426 1 %
1940 35,736 -1.9%
1950 29,494 -17.5%
1960 27,098 -8.1%
1970 23,819 -12.1%
1980 25,047 5.2%
1990 23,084 -7.8%
2000 22,539 -2.4%
2010 21,027 -6.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Marengo County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Marengo County's population was 22,539. 193 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,767 households and 6,277 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 47.28 percent white, 51.71 percent African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.25 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.97 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,767 households, 34.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 48.4 percent, 19.4 percent were single mothers, 28.4 percent were not families, 26.5 percent of all households were single households and 12.1 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.

28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 and 24, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 82.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 27,025 , and the median income for a family is $ 35,475. Males had a median income of $ 36,053 versus $ 19,571 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,308. 22.2 percent of families and 25.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Marengo 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: 161572. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Marengo County in alabama.gov
  3. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ^ Poole, William, House on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Cedar Grove Plantation on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
  7. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  8. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  9. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  10. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet 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
  11. ↑ Marengo County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 32 ° 15 ′  N , 87 ° 47 ′  W