Washington County, Alabama

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Washington County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Chatom
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 146
Chatom, AL 36518-0146
Foundation : June 4, 1800
Made up from: Mississippi Territory
Area code : 001 251
Demographics
Residents : 17,581  (2010)
Population density : 6.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2819 km²
Water surface : 20 km²
map
Map of Washington County within Alabama
Website : www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

Washington County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is Chatom . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county almost in the extreme southwest of Alabama, borders Mississippi to the west and has an area of ​​2819 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water. In Alabama, it is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Choctaw County , Clarke County , Baldwin County, and Mobile Counties .

history

Washington County was formed on June 4, 1800 from parts of the Mississippi Territory . It was named after President George Washington . The first county seat was in McIntosh's Bluff, then Wakefield and St. Stephens. Today it's Chatom.

Three structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 14, 2020: McIntosh Log Church , Old St. Stephens Site, and the Washington County Courthouse .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 3474 -
1840 5300 52.6%
1850 2713 -48.8%
1860 4669 72.1%
1870 3912 -16.2%
1880 4538 16%
1890 7985 76%
1900 11,134 39.4%
1910 14,454 29.8%
1920 14,279 -1.2%
1930 16,365 14.6%
1940 16,188 -1.1%
1950 15,612 -3.6%
1960 15,372 -1.5%
1970 16,241 5.7%
1980 16,821 3.6%
1990 16,694 -0.8%
2000 18.097 8.4%
2010 17,581 -2.9%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Washington County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Former Washington County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP

After the census of 2000 18,097 people lived in Washington County. 84 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 6,705 households and 5,042 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 64.98 percent white, 26.89 percent African American, 7.12 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.03 percent Pacific islander and 0.05 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.88 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 6,705 households, 37.9 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 59.1 percent, 12.5 percent were single mothers, 24.8 percent were not families, 22.8 percent of all households were single households and 10.1 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17.

28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the 30,815 USD , and the median income for a family 37,881 USD. Males had a median income of $ 35,237 versus $ 18,337 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,081. 14.8 percent of families and 18.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Washington County

See also

literature

  • Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .
  • Jacqueline A. Matte. The History of Washington County: First County, Alabama. Washington County Historical Society, Chatom, Alabama 1982.
  • Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
  • Donna J. Siebenthaler: Washington County . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2013.
  • The Heritage of Washington County, Alabama. Heritage Publishing Consultants, Clanton, Alabama 2005.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161590. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Washington 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 14, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 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. ^ Washington County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
  10. ↑ Washington County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 31 ° 25 ′  N , 88 ° 13 ′  W