Perry County (Alabama)
The Perry County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Marion.
Geography
The County is located southwest of the geographic center, is about 110 miles from the Mississippi River and has an area of 1875 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Bibb County, Chilton County, Dallas County, Marengo County and Hale County.
History
Perry County was formed on 13 December 1819. It was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry Rhode Iceland, a hero in the War of 1812. The first county seat was Muckle 's Ridge, later renamed Marion.
Demographics
1900-1990, 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 11,861 people in Perry County. Of these, 471 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 4,333 households and 3,046 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 30.86 percent White, 68.38 percent Black or African American, 0.08 percent Native American, 0.03 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.08 percent from other races groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.86 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 4,333 households out of which 33.8 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 40.4 percent lived married couples living together, 25.1 percent were single mothers, 29.7 percent were non-families, 27.9 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.0 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23 persons.
29.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 11.1 percent between 18 to 24, 23.6 percent between 25 and 44, 20.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 83.9 males to females age 18 and over, there 78.4 males.
The median income for a household was $ 20,200, and the median income for a family $ 26,150. Males have a median income of $ 26,272, women $ 16,839. The per capita income was $ 10,948. 31.2 percent of families and 35.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Perry County
- Eagle
- Augustin
- Cleveland Mills
- Coleman
- Ellards
- Folsom
- Hamburg
- Heiberger
- Hillcrest
- Jericho
- Levert
- Marion
- Morgan Springs
- Nave
- Norman
- Oakmulgee
- Osborn
- Panhandle
- Perryville
- Radford
- Sprott
- Suttle
- Tayloe
- Uniontown
- Vaiden
- Vilula
- Zimmerman