Pickens County, Alabama

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Pickens County Courthouse in Carrollton, listed on the NRHP as No. 94000441. [1]
Pickens County Courthouse, Carrollton, listed on the NRHP as # 94000441.
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Carrollton
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 460
Carrollton, AL 35447-0460
Foundation : December 20, 1820
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 19,746  (2010)
Population density : 8.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2305 km²
Water surface : 22 km²
map
Map of Pickens County within Alabama

Pickens County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is Carrollton . 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 northwest Alabama, borders Mississippi to the west and has an area of ​​2305 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Lamar County , Fayette County , Tuscaloosa County , Greene County, and Sumter Counties .

history

Pickens County was formed on December 20, 1820. It was named after Andrew Pickens of South Carolina , a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county government's first seat was at Picken's Courthouse, later called Pickens, and Pickensville. In 1830 the seat was moved to Carrollton.

Montgomery (after 1925)

Seven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 7, 2020, including the Montgomery riverboat has the status of a National Historic Landmark .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 6622 -
1840 17,118 158.5%
1850 21,512 25.7%
1860 22,316 3.7%
1870 17,690 -20.7%
1880 21,479 21.4%
1890 22,470 4.6%
1900 24,402 8.6%
1910 25,055 2.7%
1920 25,353 1.2%
1930 24,902 -1.8%
1940 27,671 11.1%
1950 24,349 -12%
1960 21,882 -10.1%
1970 20,326 -7.1%
1980 21,481 5.7%
1990 20,699 -3.6%
2000 20,949 1.2%
2010 19,746 -5.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Pickens County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Tom Bevill Dam and boat lift on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway near Pickensville

Pickens County's population was 20,949 as of the 2000 census . 211 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,086 households and 5,789 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 55.95 percent white, 42.96 percent African American, 0.12 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island region and 0.22 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.63 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.70 percent of the population.

Of the 8,086 households, 32.6 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 49.8 percent, 18.2 percent were single mothers, 28.4 percent were not families, 26.4 percent of all households were single households and 12.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11.

27.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24, 25.8 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 83.3 males.

The median income for a household in the 26,254 USD , and the median income for a family 32,938 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,843 versus $ 20,569 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,746. 20.1 percent of families and 24.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Pickens 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. ↑ Pickens County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161580. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Pickens 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 7, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 7, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 7, 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. ↑ Pickens County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 33 ° 17 ′  N , 88 ° 6 ′  W