Montgomery County (Alabama)
The Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Montgomery.
Geography
The County is located in the central southeastern part of Alabama and has an area of 2071 square kilometers, of which 26 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Elmore County, Macon County, Bullock County, Pike County, Crenshaw County, Lowndes County and Autauga County.
History
Montgomery County was formed on December 6, 1816 the Mississippi Territory. It was named after Major Lemuel P. Montgomery of Virginia, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 223 510 people in Montgomery County. Of these, 12,043 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 86 068 households and 56 804 families. The population density was 109 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 48.85 percent White, 48.58 percent Black or African American, 0.25 percent Native American, 0.99 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.35 percent from other races groups; 0.94 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.19 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 86 068 households out of which 32.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 43.8 percent lived married couples living together, 18.6 percent were single mothers, 34.0 percent were non-families, 29.5 percent of all households were single-person households and 9.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.
25.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.7 percent between 18 to 24, 29.8 percent between 25 and 44, 20.9 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 90.8 males to females age 18 and over, there 86.7 males.
The median income for a household was $ 35,962, and the median income for a family $ 44,669. Males have a median income of $ 32,018, women $ 24,921. The per capita income was $ 19,358. 13.5 percent of families and 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Attractions
In the city of Montgomery is home to the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum, a 80 930 m² botanical garden and museum.
Places in Montgomery County
- Ada
- Barachiah
- Bethlehem
- Boylston
- Brassell
- Brassell bottom
- Canaan
- Cantelous
- Canty
- Capitol Heights
- Carter Hill
- Catoma
- Cecil
- Chisholm
- Cooks
- Currys
- Davenport
- Davis Crossroads
- Dublin
- Flat Wood
- Fleta
- Friendship
- Gibson
- Grady
- Hobbie Farm
- Hope Hull
- Hunter
- Kilby
- Lapine
- Le Grand
- London
- Lynndale
- Macedonia
- Mamie
- McDade
- Meadville
- Merry
- Mitylene
- Montgomery
- Mount Carmel
- Mount Meigs
- Mount Meigs Station
- Naftel
- Perrys Mill
- Pike Road
- Pine Level
- Pinedale
- Pintlala
- Ramer
- Red Level
- Robinson Crossroads
- Roxana
- Sellers
- Shepherd Hill
- Snowdoun
- Southmont
- Sprague
- Steiner
- Stills Crossroads
- Strata
- Taylor
- Teasley Mill
- Tharin
- Waugh
- Wiley