Dale County, Alabama
The Dale County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ozark.
Geography
The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Alabama, each about 40 km from Florida and Georgia is removed and has an area of 1457 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Barbour County, Henry County, Houston County, Geneva County, Coffee County and Pike County.
History
Dale County was formed on December 22, 1824. It was named after General Samuel Dale, a pioneer and soldier in the Indian War. First district capital was Daleville and 1870 this was Ozark. The courthouse was destroyed in 1869 and 1884 respectively by fire.
In the international press, the County came in 2013, as a multi-day hostage-taking in Midland City, a town in the county took place.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 49 129 people in Dale County. Of these, 1,665 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 18,878 households and 13,629 families. The population density was 34 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 74.40 percent White, 20.40 percent Black or African American, 0.60 percent Native American, 1.10 percent Asian, 0.15 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 1.30 percent from other races groups; 2.20 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.40 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 18,878 households out of which 36.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 55.0 percent lived married couples living together, 13.6 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 24.3 percent of all households were single-person households and 8.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.0 persons.
26.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 to 24, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males to females age 18 and over, there 95 men.
The median income for a household was $ 32,000, and the median income for a family $ 37,800. Males have a median income of $ 29,840, women $ 20,000. The per capita income was $ 16,000. 12.6 percent of families and 15.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Dale County
- Arguta
- Ariton
- Asbury
- Barefield Crossroads
- Barnes
- Beamon
- Bells Crossroads
- Bertha
- Browns Crossroad
- Clayhatchee
- Clopton
- Daleville
- Dill
- Dillard
- Dothan
- Dykes Crossroad
- Echo
- Enterprise
- Ewell
- Five Points
- Gerald
- Grimes
- Kelly
- Level Plains
- Lewis
- Mabson
- Marley Mill
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Ozark
- Pinckard
- Plainview
- Roberts Crossroads
- Rocky Head
- Skipper Ville
- Snells Crossroads
- Snow Hill
- Sylvan Grove
- Waterford