St. Clair County, Alabama

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St. Clair County Courthouse
St. Clair County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Ashville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		St. Clair County Commission
P.O. Box 397
Ashville, AL 35953
Foundation : November 20, 1818
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 83,593  (2010)
Population density : 50.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1693 km²
Water surface : 51 km²
map
Map of Saint Clair County within Alabama
Website : www.stclairco.com

The St. Clair County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Ashville .

geography

The county is located in northeastern Alabama, about 90 km to the east from Georgia , and has an area of ​​1,693 square kilometers, of which 51 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Etowah County , Calhoun County , Talladega County , Shelby County , Jefferson County, and Blount County .

history

St. Clair County was formed on November 20, 1818. It is named after the War of Independence general Arthur St. Clair .

In the Pell City Downtown Historic District (2014)

15 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 9, 2020, including the Ashville Historic District , Pell City Downtown Historic District and Judge Elisha Robinson House .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 4166 -
1830 5975 43.4%
1840 5638 -5.6%
1850 6829 21.1%
1860 11.013 61.3%
1870 9360 -15%
1880 14,462 54.5%
1890 17,353 20%
1900 19,425 11.9%
1910 20,715 6.6%
1920 23,383 12.9%
1930 24,510 4.8%
1940 27,336 11.5%
1950 26,687 -2.4%
1960 25,388 -4.9%
1970 27,956 10.1%
1980 41.205 47.4%
1990 50.009 21.4%
2000 64,742 29.5%
2010 83,593 29.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

St. Clair County, Alabama Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , St. Clair County's population was 64,742. Of these, 1,903 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 24,143 households and 18,445 families. The population density was 39 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 90.03 percent white, 8.13 percent African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.41 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.85 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.06 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 24,143 households, 35.1 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 62.8 percent, 10.0 percent were single mothers, 23.6 percent were non-families, 20.8 percent of all households were single households and 8.2 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 30.7 percent between 25 and 44, 24.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the 37,285 USD , and the median income for a family 43,152 USD. Males had a median income of $ 33,914 versus $ 24,433 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,960. 9.6 percent of families and 12.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

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: 164997. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ St. Clair 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 5, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 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. ^ St. Clair County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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Coordinates: 33 ° 43 ′  N , 86 ° 19 ′  W