Clarke County (Alabama)
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southwest of Alabama, is in the west about 40 miles from the Mississippi, located in the south about 60 miles from Florida and has an area of 3244 square kilometers, of which 37 square kilometers of water surfaces. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Marengo County, Wilcox County, Monroe County, Baldwin County, Washington County and Choctaw County.
History
Clarke County was formed on December 10, 1812 from parts of Washington County. It was named after John Clark ( also Clarke) from Georgia, a General and Governor of Georgia. The first was the county seat Clarksville, in 1831 this was then Grove Hill.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 27 867 people in Clarke County. Of these, 387 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 10,578 households and 7,700 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 55.94 percent White, 43.02 percent Black or African American, 0.22 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, and 0.16 percent from other races; 0.49 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.65 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,578 households out of which 35.4 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 53.9 percent lived married couples living together, 15.7 percent were single mothers, 27.2 percent were non-families, 25.5 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.9 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.13 persons.
28.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 to 24, 27.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.5 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males to females age 18 and over, there 84.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,388, and the median income for a family $ 34,546. Males had a median income of $ 34,111, women $ 19,075. The per capita income was $ 14,581. 18.1 percent of families and 22.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Alma
- Atkeison
- Barlow Bend
- Bashi
- Campbell
- Carlton
- Center Point
- Chance
- Chilton
- Choctaw Bluff
- Clarksville
- Coffeeville
- Cunningham
- Dickinson
- Failetown
- Finley Crossing
- Fulton
- Gainestown
- Glover
- Gosport
- Greenwood
- Grove Hill
- Jackson
- Manila
- Mays Crossroads
- McEntyre
- McVay
- Midway
- Morvin
- Nettleboro
- Opine
- Peacock
- Rock Springs
- Rockville
- Round Hill
- Rural
- Salitpa
- Scyrene
- Smyer
- Springfield
- Suggsville
- Tallahatta Springs
- Tattlersville
- Thomasville
- Todd Town
- Vashti
- Walker Springs
- West Bend
- Whatley
- Winn
- Woods Bluff
- Zimco