Chambers County (Alabama)

The Chambers County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Lafayette.

Geography

Chambers County is located in eastern Alabama, bordering the neighboring state of Georgia; the eastern boundary is formed by the Chattahoochee River. Within Alabama, it is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Lee County, Tallapoosa County and Randolph County. Chambers County has an area of ​​1562 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers of water surfaces.

History

Chambers County was formed on December 18, 1832 from parts of the former Creek Indians belonging to the country. It was named after Henry H. Chambers, a Senator from Alabama.

Demographics

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census in 2010, 34 215 people were living in Chambers County. Of these, 518 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 14,522 households and 10,194 families. The population density was 24 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 60.88 percent White, 38.11 percent Black or African American, 0.13 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, and 0.12 percent from other races; 0.57 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.77 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 14,522 households out of which 29.3 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 48.5 percent lived married couples living together, 17.4 percent were single mothers, 29.8 percent were non-families, 27.0 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 to 24, 27.0 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males to females age 18 and over, there 85.3 males.

The median income for a household was $ 29,667, and the median income for a family $ 36,598. Males have a median income of $ 28,771, women $ 21,159. The per capita income was $ 15,147. 14.3 percent of families and 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in County

• Abanda
• Blackman
• Bosworth
• Boyds
• Buffalo
• Chapel Hill
• Clackville
• Culebra
• Cumbee Mill
• Cusseta
• Danway
• Denson
• Double Head
• Eady City
• Evansville
• Fairfax
• Finley
• Five Points
• Fordyce
• Foster Crossroads
• Fredonia
• Glass
• Huguley
• Jones Mill
• Judson
• Kendall Crossroads
• Lafayette
• Lanett
• Langdale
• Liberty Crossroads
• Little Shawmut
• Marcoot
• McCosh Mill
• McGinty
• Milltown
• Moorefield
• Nelson
• New Harmony
• Oak Bowery
• Oakland
• Osanippa
• Penton
• Plant City
• Red Level
• Riverview
• Rock Fence
• Rollins
• Shawmut
• Shiloh
• Sikes
• Standing Rock
• Stroud
• Sturkie
• Tiller Crossroads
• Trammel Crossroads
• Castle Tucker
• Union Hill
• Valley
• Wards Mill
• Waverly
• Welch
• White Plains