Randolph County (Alabama)
Randolph County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wedowee. 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 eastern Alabama, bordering Georgia and has an area of 1513 square kilometers, of which eight square kilometers of water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Chambers County, Tallapoosa County, Clay County and Cleburne County.
History
Randolph County was formed on December 18, 1832 from the former territory of the Creek Indians. It was named after John Randolph, a statesman from Virginia. Wedowee is since the founding of the county the county seat.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
Census of 2000, there were 22,380 people in Randolph County. Of these, 574 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 8,642 households and 6,222 families. The population density was 15 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 76.38 percent White, 22.24 percent Black or African American, 0.20 percent Native American, 0.22 percent Asian, and 0.34 percent from other races; 0.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.22 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 8,642 households out of which 31.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 56.2 per cent lived married couples living together, 12.2 percent were single mothers, 28.0 percent were non-families, 25.6 percent of all households were single-person households, and 11.5 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02 persons.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 to 24, 26.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males to females age 18 and over, there 90 men.
The median income for a household was $ 28,675, and the median income for a family $ 34,684. Males had a median income of $ 27,069, women $ 20,323. The per capita income was $ 14,147. 12.6 percent of families and 17.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Randolph County
- Almond
- Ava
- Bacon level
- Barrett Crossroads
- Broughton
- Christiana
- Corinth
- Cornhouse
- Dickert
- Dingler
- Forester Chapel
- Foster Crossroad
- Gold Ridge
- Graham
- Harmon Crossroads
- Hawk
- Haywood
- Lee Crossroads
- Lime
- Louina
- Malone
- McCosh Mill
- Milner
- Moores Crossroads
- Morrison Crossroad
- Napoleon
- New Hope
- Newell
- Ofelia
- Omaha
- Paran
- Peavy
- Pine Hill
- Pine Tuckey
- Pooles Crossroad
- Potash
- Roanoke
- Skirt Mills
- Sewell
- Springfield
- Swagg
- Taylors Crossroads
- Tennant
- Wadley
- Wedowee
- Wehadkee
- White Crossroads
- White Signboard Crossroad
- Wildwood
- Woodland