Crenshaw County, Alabama
The Crenshaw County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Luverne.
Geography
The County is located in southern Alabama, is about 70 km from north Florida border and has an area of 1582 square kilometers, of which three square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Montgomery County, Pike County, Coffee County, Covington County, Butler County and Lowndes County.
History
Crenshaw County was formed on November 30, 1866 from parts of Butler County, of Coffee County, the Covington County, Pike County and Lowndes County. It was named after Judge Anderson Crenshaw, one of the first settlers in the later County. The first county seat in 1867 Rutledge, 1893 it was Luverne.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 13,665 people in Crenshaw County. Of these, 160 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 5,577 households and 3,892 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 73.82 percent White, 24.79 percent Black or African American, 0.37 percent Native American, 0.11 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.20 percent from other races groups; 0.70 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.64 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 5,577 households out of which 31.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 50.7 percent lived married couples living together, 15.4 percent were single mothers, 30.2 percent were non-families, 28.2 percent of all households were single-person households, and 14.7 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 2.96.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.9 percent between 18 to 24, 26.3 percent between 25 and 44, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males to females age 18 and over, there 83.6 males.
The median income for a household was $ 26,054, and the median income for a family $ 31,724. Males have a median income of $ 27,286, women $ 17,703. The per capita income was $ 14,565. 18.6 percent of families and 22.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Crenshaw County
- Bradleyton
- Brantley
- Bullock
- Carmen
- Centenary
- Center Ridge
- Cherokee Village
- Clearview
- Danielsville
- Dozier
- Garnersville
- Glenwood
- Helicon
- Highland Home
- Honoraville
- Ivy Creek
- Joquin
- Lapine
- Leon
- Live Oak
- Luverne
- Magnolia Shores
- Merrill Mill
- Moody's Crossroads
- Mulberry
- New Hope
- Panola
- Patsburg
- Petrey
- Robinson Crossroads
- Rutledge
- Sardis
- Saville
- Searight
- Shirley's Crossroads
- Social Town
- Theba
- Vernledge
- Vidette
- Weed Cross Road