Perry County, Alabama

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The Perry County Courthouse in the Marion Courthouse Square Historic District, which is listed on the NRHP [1]
The Perry County Courthouse in the Marion Courthouse Square Historic District , which is listed on the NRHP
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Marion
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 478
Marion, AL 36756-0478
Foundation : December 13, 1819
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 10,591  (2010)
Population density : 5.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1875 km²
Water surface : 12 km²
map
Map of Perry County within Alabama

The Perry County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Marion .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center, about 110 km from Mississippi , and has an area of ​​1,875 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Bibb County , Chilton County , Dallas County , Marengo County, and Hale Counties .

history

Perry County was formed on December 13, 1819. It was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Iceland , a naval officer in the War of 1812 . The first district capital was Muckle's Ridge , later renamed Marion.

Kenworthy Hall (2011)

18 buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 5, 2020), including Kenworthy Hall has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 11,490 -
1840 19,080 66.1%
1850 22,285 16.8%
1860 27,724 24.4%
1870 24,965 -10%
1880 30,741 23.1%
1890 29,332 -4.6%
1900 31,783 8.4%
1910 31,222 -1.8%
1920 25,373 -18.7%
1930 26,385 4%
1940 26,610 0.9%
1950 20,439 -23.2%
1960 17,358 -15.1%
1970 15,388 -11.3%
1980 15,012 -2.4%
1990 12,759 -15%
2000 11,861 -7%
2010 10,591 -10.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990, 2000 2010

Perry County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Westwood Plantation , listed on the NRHP

According to the 2000 census , Perry County had 11,861 people. Of these, 471 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,333 households and 3,046 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 30.86 percent white, 68.38 percent African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.08 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.86 percent of the population.

Of the 4,333 households, 33.8 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 40.4 percent, 25.1 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were not families, 27.9 percent of all households were single households and 12.0 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23 people.

29.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.1 percent between 18 and 24, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44, 20.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the 20,200 USD , and the median income for a family 26,150 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,272 versus $ 16,839 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,948. 31.2 percent of families and 35.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Perry 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 .
  • Bertis D. English: Civil Wars, Civil Beings, and Civil Rights in Alabama's Black Belt. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 2020, ISBN 978-0-8173-2069-0 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marion Courthouse Square Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161579. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Perry County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 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 5, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. 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 16, 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. ^ Perry County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 32 ° 38 ′  N , 87 ° 18 ′  W