Sumter County (Alabama)

The Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The the county seat ( county seat ) is located in Livingston.

Geography

The County is located in western Alabama, on the west by the Mississippi and has an area of ​​2365 square kilometers, of which 22 square kilometers are water surface. It borders in Alabama clockwise to the following counties: Pickens County, Greene County, Marengo County and Choctaw County.

History

Sumter County was formed on December 18, 1832 from parts of the Choctaw Indian Territory. It was named after General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina. A year later, Livingston was the district capital. The first public school, the Livingston State Normal School was founded in 1883.

Demographics

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 14,798 people in Sumter County. Of these, 253 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 5,708 households and 3,664 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 25.92 percent White, 73.17 percent Black or African American, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.10 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.18 percent from other races groups; 0.52 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.12 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,708 households out of which 31.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 36.7 per cent lived married couples living together, 23.5 percent were single mothers, 35.8 percent were non-families, 31.2 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.3 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 3.26 persons.

29.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 12.2 percent between 18 to 24, 25.3 percent between 25 and 44, 19.5 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 84.9 males to females age 18 and over, there 78.2 males.

The median income for a household was $ 18,911, and the median income for a family $ 23,176. Males had a median income of $ 28,059, women $ 17,574. The per capita income was $ 11,491. 32.9 percent of families and 38.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

  • Bellamy
  • Belmont
  • Bluff port
  • Boyd
  • Brewersville
  • Brownstown
  • Coatopa
  • Cuba
  • Derby
  • Dove
  • Emelle
  • Epes
  • Fair Oaks
  • Gainesville
  • Gaston
  • Violinist
  • Hall Creek
  • Hamner
  • Hixon
  • Intercourse
  • Kinterbish
  • Lilita
  • Livingston
  • McCainville
  • McDowell
  • Millville
  • Moorestown
  • Old Bluff Port
  • Panola
  • Parker
  • Payneville
  • Persimmon Grove
  • Scratch Hill
  • Siloam
  • Sledge
  • Standard
  • Sumterville
  • Ward
  • Warsaw
  • Whitfield
  • Williams
  • Woodford
  • York
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