Wilcox County, Alabama

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Wilcox County Courthouse, listed as Contributing Property of the Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District in the NRHP with No. 79000405. [1]
Wilcox County Courthouse, listed as Contributing Property of the Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District on the NRHP with number 79000405.
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Camden
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse Annex
P.O. Box 488, 12 Water Street
Camden, AL 36726-0488
Foundation : December 13, 1819
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 11,670  (2010)
Population density : 5.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2350 km²
Water surface : 49 km²
map
Map of Wilcox County within Alabama
Website : wilcoxcountyalabama.com

The Wilcox County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Camden .

geography

The county is located in central southwest Alabama and has an area of ​​2350 square kilometers, of which 49 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Dallas County , Lowndes County , Butler County , Monroe County , Clarke County, and Marengo Counties .

history

Wilcox County was formed on December 13, 1819. It was named after Lieutenant Joseph M. Wilcox (1791-1814), who fought in the Creek War of 1813/14 . He was captured and scalped by the Muskogee .

In the Pine Apple Historic District (2010)

15 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 14, 2020, including the Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ , the Pine Apple Historic District, and the Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 2917 -
1830 9548 227.3%
1840 15,278 60%
1850 17,352 13.6%
1860 24,618 41.9%
1870 28,377 15.3%
1880 31,828 12.2%
1890 30,816 -3.2%
1900 35,631 15.6%
1910 33,810 -5.1%
1920 31,080 -8.1%
1930 24,880 -19.9%
1940 26,279 5.6%
1950 23,476 -10.7%
1960 18,739 -20.2%
1970 16.303 -13%
1980 14,755 -9.5%
1990 13,568 -8th %
2000 13,183 -2.8%
2010 11,670 -11.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Wilcox County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Miller's Ferry Dam on the Alabama River

According to the 2000 census , Wilcox County had 13,183 people. 301 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 4,776 households and 3,376 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 27.51 percent white, 71.90 percent African American, 0.14 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.11 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.19 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.74 percent of the population.

Of the 4,776 households, 36.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 39.8 percent, 26.5 percent were single mothers, 29.3 percent were not families, 27.5 percent of all households were single households and 11.9 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.31 people.

30.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1 percent between 18 and 24, 25.5 percent between 25 and 44, 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 81 males.

The median income for a household in the 16,646 USD , and the median income for a family 22,200 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,216 versus $ 17,274 for females. The per capita income was $ 10,903. 36.1 percent of families and 39.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Wilcox County

See also

literature

  • Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .
  • Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
  • Donna J. Siebenthaler: Wilcox County . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2014.
  • The Heritage of Wilcox County, Alabama. Heritage Publishing Consultants, Clanton, Alabama 2002.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilcox County Courthouse Historic District on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161591. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Wilcox County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 329.
  5. ↑ 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.
  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. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012
  10. ^ Wilcox County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 31 ° 59 ′  N , 87 ° 19 ′  W