Talladega County, Alabama
The Talladega County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Talladega.
Geography
The County is located in the central northeastern Alabama, om East is approximately 70 km away from Georgia and has an area of 1969 square kilometers, of which 54 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Calhoun County, Cleburne County, Clay County, Coosa County, Shelby County and St. Clair County.
History
Talladega County was formed on December 18, 1832 from parts of the territory of the Muskogee Indians. Since 1834 Talladega is the district capital. It was named after the eponymous former Indian settlement.
Historical buildings
About 5 kilometers northeast of Talladega on Alabama State Route 21 is the historic JLM Curry House (also known as Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry House ). The house was the residence of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, and was accepted as a historical monument with the number 66000154 on 15 October 1966 by the National Register of Historic Places. It is also enrolled in the National Historic Landmark.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
Census of 2000, there were 80 321 people in Talladega County. Of these, 3,701 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 30 674 households and 21 901 families. The population density was 42 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 67.02 percent White, 31.55 percent Black or African American, 0.23 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.27 percent from other races groups; 0.71 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.01 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 30 674 households out of which 32.1 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 52.4 percent lived married couples living together, 15.2 percent were single mothers, 28.6 percent were non-families, 25.9 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.6 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 28.8 percent between 25 and 44, 23.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.3 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males to females age 18 and over, there 93.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 31,628, and the median income for a family $ 38,004. Males have a median income of $ 30,526, women $ 21,040. The per capita income was $ 15,704. 13.9 percent of families and 17.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Talladega County
- Allison Mills
- Alpine
- Barclay
- Bemiston
- Berneys
- Bon Air
- Carara
- Chandler Springs
- Childersburg
- Chinnabee
- Coldwater
- Coosa Court
- Coosa Pines
- Curry
- Dry Valley
- Eastaboga
- Emauhee
- Fayetteville
- Fishtrap
- Forest Hills
- Gantts Junction
- Gantts Quarry
- Grasmere
- Grove Park
- Hepzibah
- Hopeful
- Indian Hill
- Ironaton
- Jenifer
- Kentuck
- Kymulga
- Lanier
- Ledbetter
- Lincoln
- Martins Mill
- McAding
- McElderry
- Mignon
- Minor Terrace
- Mount Sharon
- Munford
- Nottingham
- Oak Grove
- Oden
- Old Eastaboga
- Oldfield
- Overbrook
- Oxford
- Pinewood Terrace
- Plantersville
- Rendalia
- Renfroe
- Reynolds Mill
- Saint Ives
- Silver Run
- Sliocco Springs
- Smiths Mill
- Stemley
- Stockdale
- Sulphur Spring
- Sycamore
- Sylacauga
- Talladega
- Talladega Springs
- Gymnast
- Waldo
- Winterboro
- Woolfolk
- Tub