Morgan County (Alabama)
Morgan County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Decatur. 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 northern Alabama, is about 70 km from Tennessee and has an area of 1552 square kilometers, of which 44 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Madison County, Marshall County, Cullman County, Lawrence County and Limestone County.
History
Morgan County was formed on February 6, 1818 the Cherokee country and first called Cotaco County, according to the Cotaco Creek, which flows through the county. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in Morgan County, in honor of General Daniel Morgan of Virginia, a hero of the American Revolution. By 1981, Somerville was the district capital, then it was Decatur, which had been named after Stephen E. Decatur, a hero of the Battle of Tripoli from 1804. The courthouse was in 1926 and 1938 completely destroyed by fire.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 111 064 people in Morgan County. Of these, 1,707 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 43 602 households and 31 437 families. The population density was 74 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 85.07 percent White, 11.24 percent Black or African American, 0.67 percent Native Americans, 0.45 percent Asian American, 0.07 percent Pacific Islander, and 1.25 percent from other races; 1.25 percent were descended from two or more races. 3.28 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 43 602 households out of which 33.5 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 57.4 percent lived married couples living together, 11.2 percent were single mothers, 27.9 percent were non-families, 24.8 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99 persons.
25.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.4 percent between 18 and 24, 30.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males to females age 18 and over, there 93.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 37,803, and the median income for a family $ 45,827. Males have a median income of $ 35,759, women $ 21,885. The per capita income was $ 19,223. 9.7 percent of families and 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Morgan County
- Andrews Chapel
- Apple Grove
- Austinville
- Basham
- Bayside
- Bell Springs
- Bluff City
- Brooksville
- Burningtree Estates
- Burningtree Mountain
- Cedar Lake
- Cedar Plains
- Center Dale
- Center Grove
- Clemons Crossroad
- Cole Spring
- Crowtown
- Danville
- Decatur
- Echols Crossroads
- Eva
- Fairview
- Falkville
- Flint City
- Florette
- Georgia
- Griffin addition
- Gum Spring
- Hartselle
- Henderson
- Hickory Hills
- Hulaco
- Laceys Spring
- Lacon
- Leesdale
- Longleaf Estates
- Lynntown
- Massey
- Morgan City
- Moulton Heights
- Mount Tabor
- Neel
- Oak Ridge
- Oakworth
- Penn
- Priceville
- Pumpkin Center
- Rocky Point
- Rolling Hills
- Russell Village
- Ryan Crossroads
- Six Mile
- Six Way
- Somerville
- Stringer
- Talucah
- Tanner Heights
- Trinity
- Turney Crossroads
- Union
- Union Hill
- Valhermoso Springs
- Valley View
- West Decatur
- West Point
- Wilhites
- Winn Crossroads
- Winton
- Wolf Town
- Woodland Mills