Randolph County, Alabama

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Randolph County Courthouse in Wedowee
Randolph County Courthouse in Wedowee
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Wedowee
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 249
Wedowee, AL 36278-0249
Foundation : December 18, 1832
Made up from: Original County
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 22,913  (2010)
Population density : 15.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1513 km²
Water surface : 8 km²
map
Map of Randolph County within Alabama
Website : www.ircusa.com/randolph/county.htm

Randolph County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is Wedowee . 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 eastern Alabama, borders Georgia and has an area of ​​1,513 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Chambers County , Tallapoosa County , Clay County, and Cleburne Counties .

history

Randolph County was formed from former Creek Indian Territory on December 18, 1832 . It was named after John Randolph , a statesman from Virginia . Wedowee has been the county seat of the county since its inception.

Wadley Railroad Depot (2012)

Three structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 7, 2020, the McCosh Grist Mill, the Roanoke Downtown Historic District and the Wadley Railroad Depot .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 4973 -
1850 11,581 132.9%
1860 20,059 73.2%
1870 12.006 -40.1%
1880 16,575 38.1%
1890 17,219 3.9%
1900 21,647 25.7%
1910 24,659 13.9%
1920 27,064 9.8%
1930 26,861 -0.8%
1940 25,516 -5%
1950 22,513 -11.8%
1960 19,477 -13.5%
1970 18,331 -5.9%
1980 20,075 9.5%
1990 19,881 -1 %
2000 22,380 12.6%
2010 22,913 2.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Randolph County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

2000 census showed 22,380 people in Randolph County. 574 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 8,642 households and 6,222 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 76.38 percent white, 22.24 percent African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian and 0.34 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.22 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,642 households, 31.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 56.2 percent, 12.2 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were not families, 25.6 percent of all households were single households and 11.5 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 and 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 90 males.

The median income for a household in the 28,675 USD , and the median income for a family 34,684 USD. Males had a median income of $ 27,069 versus $ 20,323 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,147. 12.6 percent of families and 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Randolph 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: 161582. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Randolph County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ↑ 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.
  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. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012
  9. Jump up ↑ Randolph County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 33 ° 17 ′  N , 85 ° 28 ′  W