Choctaw County (Alabama)
Choctaw County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Butler.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Alabama, on the west by the Mississippi and has an area of 2385 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers are water surface. It borders in Alabama clockwise to the following counties: Sumter County, Marengo County, Clarke County and Washington County.
History
Choctaw County was formed on December 29, 1847 from portions of Sumter County and Washington County. It was named after the former living here Choctaw Indians.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 15,922 people in Choctaw County. Of these, 133 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 6,363 households and 4,574 families. The population density was 7 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 55.14 percent White, 44.13 percent Black or African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.04 percent Asian, and 0.11 percent from other races; 0.42 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.67 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,363 households out of which 32.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 52.0 percent lived married couples living together, 16.0 percent were single mothers, 28.1 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.6 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 2.99 persons.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 to 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 25.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males to every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 24,749, and the median income for a family $ 31,870. Males had a median income of $ 32,316, women $ 18,760. The per capita income was $ 14,635. 20.7 percent of families and 24.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Aquilla
- Ararat
- Barrytown
- Bladon Springs
- Bogueloosa
- Bolinger
- Butler
- Chapel Hill
- Choctaw City
- Contwell
- Cromwell
- Cullomburg
- Cyril
- Deas
- Edna
- Eiler
- Emory
- Evansboro
- Gilbertown
- Halsell
- Hinton
- Hodgewood
- Indian Springs
- Isney
- Jachin
- Jackson track
- Country
- Lavaca
- Lisman
- Little Walker
- Lou
- Melvin
- Mollie
- Mount Sterling
- Naheola
- Needham
- Oakchia
- Okatuppa
- Old Samuel
- Paragon
- Pelham
- Pennington
- Pleasant Hill
- Pushmataha
- Red Springs
- Rider Wood
- Robjohn
- Rock Springs
- Silas
- Slater
- Souwilpa
- Spring Hill
- Thornton Springs
- Tompkinsville
- Toxey
- Water Valley
- West Butler
- Wimbly
- Womack Hill
- Yantley