Calhoun County (Alabama)
The Calhoun County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The the county seat ( county seat ) is in Anniston
Geography
The County is located in northeast Alabama, is in the east about 40 km away from Georgia and has an area of 1586 square kilometers, of which ten square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cherokee County, Cleburne County, Talladega County, St. Clair County and Etowah County.
History
Calhoun County was on December 18, 1832 from parts of the former Creek Indians belonging to the country as a Benton County named, made by Thomas Hart Benton. On January 29, 1858 has been renamed to the present name, in honor of John C. Calhoun, the seventh seventh Vice-President of the United States, from South Carolina. The first was the county seat in Jacksonville. Since 1899 it is Anniston.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 112 249 people in Calhoun County. Of these, 2,428 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 45 307 households and 31 307 families. The population density was 71 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 78.88 percent White, 18.54 percent Black or African American, 0.40 percent Native American, 0.56 percent Asian, 0.07 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.59 percent from other races groups; 0.96 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.56 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 45 307 households out of which 29.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 52.2 per cent lived married couples living together, 13.4 percent were single mothers, 30.9 percent were non-families, 26.9 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.7 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.
23.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 10.4 percent between 18 to 24, 27.8 percent between 25 and 44, 24.1 percent between 45 and 64, and 14.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males to females age 18 and over, there 88.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,768, and the median income for a family $ 39,908. Males have a median income of $ 30,847, women $ 21,076. The per capita income was $ 17,367. 12.4 percent of families and 16.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alexandria
- Allsop
- Hinge
- Anniston
- Asberry
- Blue Mountain
- Boiling Springs
- Bonny Brook
- Burns
- Burns Crossroad
- Bush
- Bynum
- Cedar Springs
- Choccolocco
- Cobb Town
- Coldwater
- Colwell
- DeArmanville
- Duke
- Eastaboga
- Eulaton
- Francis
- Golden Springs
- Grayton
- Hicks
- Hobson City
- Holley Crossroads
- Ingram Wells
- Iron City
- Jacksonville
- Jenkins
- Joseph Springs
- Knightens Crossroads
- Ladiga
- Laney
- Lardent
- Leatherwood
- Letchers
- Leyden Mill
- Lowrimores Crossroads
- Macon
- Mahlep
- Maxwell Born
- Melrose
- Merrellton
- Middleton
- Morrisville
- Nance's Creek
- Ohatchee
- Old Davisville
- Ottery
- Oxanna
- Oxford
- Peace castle
- Pelham Heights
- Piedmont
- Piedmont Springs
- Prices
- Rabbit Town
- Reads Mill
- Saks
- Sherman Heights
- Southside
- Tarsus
- Tredegar
- Trinity
- Vigo
- Vinnette
- Weaver
- Webster Chapel
- Wellington
- West End Anniston
- West Wellington
- White Plains
- Whites Gap
- Whitesides Mill