Marengo County, Alabama
The Marengo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Linden, former Town of Marengo.
Geography
The County is located in southwest Alabama, is located in the west about 80 miles from Mississippi and has an area of 2546 square kilometers, of which 15 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Hale County, Perry County, Dallas County, Wilcox County, Clarke County, Choctaw County, Sumter County and Greene County.
History
Marengo County was formed on February 6, 1818 former land of the Choctaw Indians. The name comes from the Italian village where Napoleon Marengo on June 14, 1800 a decisive victory over Austria errung ( Battle of Marengo ). 1823 the district capital Town of Marengo was renamed in Linden, a short form of Hohenlinden. There was on December 3, 1800 Austria defeated a second time by Napoleon's troops ( Battle of Hohenlinden ).
Historical buildings
- In Dayton, located at the intersection of Alabama State Route 25 and the Palmetto Road, the historic William Poole House, which was recorded with the number 94,000,687 on July 7, 1994 by the National Register of Historic Places.
- Not far from Faunsdale is the historic Cedar Grove Plantation. The plantation was taken up by the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 22 539 people in Marengo County. Of these, 193 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 8,767 households and 6,277 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 47.28 percent White, 51.71 percent Black or African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.25 percent from other races groups; 0.47 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.97 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,767 households out of which 34.7 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 48.4 percent lived married couples living together, 19.4 percent were single mothers, 28.4 percent were non-families, 26.5 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08 persons.
28.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.0 percent between 18 to 24, 26.0 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males to females age 18 and over, there 82.2 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,025, and the median income for a family $ 35,475. Males have a median income of $ 36,053, women $ 19,571. The per capita income was $ 15,308. 22.2 percent of families and 25.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Marengo County
- Aimwell
- Alfalfa
- Calvary
- Clayhill
- Consul
- Coxheath
- Dayton
- Demopolis
- Dixons Mills
- Exmoor
- Faunsdale
- Flat Wood
- Half Acre
- Half chance
- Hampden
- Hill Top
- Hoboken
- Hotamville
- Hugo
- Jefferson
- Lasca
- Linden
- Magnolia
- Marengo
- McKinley
- Miller
- Moores Valley
- Moscow
- Myrtlewood
- Nanafalia
- Nicholsville
- Octagon
- Old Spring Hill
- Pin Hook
- Priest
- Providence
- Putnam
- Rembert
- Saltwell
- Shiloh
- Shortleaf
- Siddonsville
- Spocari
- Surginer
- Sweetwater
- Thomaston
- Vangale
- Vineland
- Wayne