Monroe County, Alabama

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The Old Monroe County Courthouse has been on the NRHP since April 1973. [1]
The Old Monroe County Courthouse has been on the NRHP since April 1973.
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Monroeville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 8
Monroeville, AL 36461-0008
Foundation : June 29, 1815
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 251
Demographics
Residents : 23,068  (2010)
Population density : 8.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2679 km²
Water surface : 22 km²
map
Map of Monroe County within Alabama
Website : www.monroecountyal.com

Monroe County is a county in the US state of Alabama . The county seat is in Monroeville . 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 southwest Alabama, about 50 km to the south from Florida's northern border, about 80 km to the west from Mississippi , and has an area of ​​2,679 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Wilcox County , Butler County , Conecuh County , Escambia County , Baldwin County, and Clarke County .

history

Monroe County was formed on June 29, 1815 by Governor David Holmes (politician) of the Mississippi Territory. The first district capital was'Fort Clairborne. In 1832 it became Monroeville. The county was named after the fifth President of the United States, James Monroe . Monroe served as an officer in the American Revolutionary War and was a delegate to the Continental Congress as well as a senator and governor of Virginia. After serving as Secretary of War and Secretary of State in Madison's cabinet , he was eventually succeeded in office.

New Hope Baptist Church (2011)

Five structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 5, 2020, including the Old Monroe County Courthouse , the Monroeville Downtown Historic District, and the New Hope Baptist Church .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 8838 -
1830 8782 -0.6%
1840 10,680 21.6%
1850 12,013 12.5%
1860 15,667 30.4%
1870 14.214 -9.3%
1880 17.091 20.2%
1890 18,990 11.1%
1900 23,666 24.6%
1910 27,155 14.7%
1920 28,884 6.4%
1930 30,070 4.1%
1940 29,465 -2%
1950 25,732 -12.7%
1960 22,372 -13.1%
1970 20,883 -6.7%
1980 22,651 8.5%
1990 23,968 5.8%
2000 24,324 1.5%
2010 23,068 -5.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Monroe County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Aerial view of Claiborne Dam with boat lift in the Alabama River

According to the 2000 census , Monroe County had a population of 24,324. Of these, 241 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 9,383 households and 6,774 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 57.75 percent white, 40.07 percent African American, 0.97 percent Native American, 0.29 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.13 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.79 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.78 percent of the population.

Of the 9,383 households, 35.6 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 52.3 percent, 16.1 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were not families, 25.7 percent of all households were single households and 11.1 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09 people.

28.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 29,093 , and the median income for a family is $ 34,569. Males had a median income of $ 31,096 versus $ 18,767 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,862. 18.2 percent of families and 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Monroe County

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 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Old Monroe County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161576. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Monroe County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ↑ 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. 210.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 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. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( memento of the original from July 15, 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
  10. ^ Monroe County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 31 ° 34 ′  N , 87 ° 22 ′  W