Winston County, Alabama

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Winston County Courthouse in Double Springs, listed on NRHP No. 87001416 [1]
Winston County Courthouse in Double Springs, listed on NRHP No. 87001416
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Double Springs
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 147
Double Springs, AL 35553-0147
Foundation : February 12, 1850
Made up from: Walker County
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 24,484  (2010)
Population density : 15.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1637 km²
Water surface : 45 km²
map
Map of Winston County within Alabama

The Winston County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Double Springs . 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 central northwest Alabama and has an area of ​​1,637 square kilometers, of which 45 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lawrence Counties , Cullman Counties , Walker Counties , Marion Counties , and Franklin Counties .

history

Winston County was formed from parts of Walker County on February 12, 1850, first as Hancock County , named after the Governor of Massachusetts , John Hancock . On January 22, 1858 was renamed Winston County, named after the governor of Alabama , John A. Winston . Winston was previously a member of both houses of the State Legislature and was elected to the United States Senate in 1867 after serving as governor . Since he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the American Constitution under the Reconstruction Terms, he did not take his seat there.

During the civil war , Winston County refused to integrate into the Confederation and declared itself the "Republic of Winston" (now known as "the Free State of Winston"). Attempts by the state of Alabama to gain permanent control of the breakaway county were unsuccessful. After troops of the Union Army reached the northern part of Alabama on their advance along the Tennessee River in 1862, many residents of the county joined militia loyal to the Union, such as the "First Alabama Cavalry". After the war, Winston County became a Republican bastion .

Four buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 14, 2020), in addition to the Winston County Courthouse , these are the Archeological Site No. 1WI50 , the Feldman's Department Store, and the Houston Jail .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 1542 -
1860 3576 131.9%
1870 4155 16.2%
1880 4253 2.4%
1890 6552 54.1%
1900 9554 45.8%
1910 12,855 34.6%
1920 14,378 11.8%
1930 15,596 8.5%
1940 18,746 20.2%
1950 18,250 -2.6%
1960 14,858 -18.6%
1970 16,654 12.1%
1980 21,953 31.8%
1990 22,053 0.5%
2000 24,843 12.7%
2010 24,484 -1.4%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Winston County Age Pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Winston County had 24,843 people. Of these, 306 lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 10,107 households and 7,287 families. The population density was 16 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 97.32 percent white, 0.38 percent African American, 0.46 percent Native American, 0.13 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.90 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.81 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.50 percent of the population.

Of the 10,107 households, 31.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 59.6 percent, 9.1 percent were single mothers, 27.9 percent were not families, 25.6 percent of all households were single households and 11.4 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89 people.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 and 24, 28.7 percent between 25 and 44, 25.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 93.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 28,435 USD , and the median income for a family 32,628 USD. Males had a median income of $ 26,206 versus $ 17,760 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,738. 12.9 percent of families and 17.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Winston County

See also

Web links

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

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: Winston County . In: Encyclopedia of Alabama . 2013.
  • Wesley S. Thompson: Free State of Winston: A History of Winston County, Alabama. Pareil Press, Winfield, Alabama 1968.
  • The Heritage of Winston County, Alabama. Heritage Publishing Consultants, Clanton, Alabama 1998.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Winston County Courthouse on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161592. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  3. ↑ Winston 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. 333.
  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. ^ Winston County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 34 ° 9 ′  N , 87 ° 22 ′  W