Geneva County, Alabama
Geneva County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. In 2010, the County had 26,790 inhabitants and a population density of 17 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Geneva. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in southern Alabama, on Florida's northern border and has an area of 1499 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers of water surfaces. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Covington County, Coffee County, Dale County and Houston County.
History
Geneva County was formed on December 26, 1868. It was named after the hometown of Walter H. Youge, a Swiss-born and the first postmaster in the county.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 25,764 people in Geneva County. Of these, 274 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants lived in 10,477 households and 7,459 families. The population density was 17 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 87.11 percent White, 10.65 percent Black or African American, 0.76 percent Native American, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.62 percent from other races groups; 0.72 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.76 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 10,477 households out of which 30.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 56.4 per cent lived married couples living together, 11.0 percent were single mothers, 28.8 percent were non-families, 26.3 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.3 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92.
24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 7.5 percent between 18 to 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 25.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males to females age 18 and over, there 90 men.
The median income for a household was $ 26,448, and the median income for a family $ 32,563. Males have a median income of $ 26,018, women $ 19,341. The per capita income was $ 14,620. 15.9 percent of families and 19.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Geneva County
- Bailey Crossroads
- Bald Hill
- Bellwood
- Black
- Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
- Dundee
- Earlytown
- Eunola
- Fadette
- Geneva
- Hacoda
- Hartford
- High Bluff
- High Falls
- High Note
- Kellys Crossroads
- Lowery
- Lytle
- Malvern
- Marl
- Pera
- Piney Grove
- Samson
- Scranton
- Sellersville
- Slocomb
- Spears
- Taylor
- Thurston
- Vanlandingham Mill
- Weeks