Washington County (Alabama)
Washington County is a county located in the state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Chatom. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County almost in the extreme southwest of Alabama, on the west by the Mississippi and has an area of 2819 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water surface. It borders in Alabama clockwise to the following counties: Choctaw County, Clarke County, Baldwin County and Mobile County
History
Washington County was formed on June 4, 1800 from parts of the Mississippi Territory. It was named after President George Washington. The first seat of the county government was in McIntosh 's Bluff, then Wakefield and St. Stephens. Today it is Chatom.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 18,097 people in Washington County. Of these, 84 people were living in collective centers, the other residents living in 6,705 households and 5,042 families. The population density was 6 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 64.98 percent White, 26.89 percent Black or African American, 7.12 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Asian, 0.03 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander, and 0.05 percent from other races groups; 0.87 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.88 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 6,705 households out of which 37.9 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 59.1 per cent lived married couples living together, 12.5 percent were single mothers, 24.8 percent were non-families, 22.8 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.1 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17 persons.
28.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 to 24, 27.4 percent between 25 and 44, 22.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 12.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males to females age 18 and over, there 91.1 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,815, and the median income for a family $ 37,881. Males have a median income of $ 35,237, women $ 18,337. The per capita income was $ 14,081. 14.8 percent of families and 18.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Washington County
- Barlow
- Bashi
- Bassett Creek
- Bigbee
- Burbank
- Calvert
- Carpenter
- Carson
- Chapel Hill
- Chatom
- Chestang
- Copeland
- Cortelyou
- Deer Park
- Dunbar
- Dwight
- Escatawpa
- Fairford
- Four Points
- Franksville
- Fruitdale
- Happy Hill
- Hawthorn
- Healing Springs
- Jordan
- Koenton
- Leroy
- Loper
- Malcolm
- McIntosh
- Mehaphy
- Millry
- Prestwick
- Reid Settlement
- Rutan
- Saint Stephens
- Seaboard
- Shady Grove
- Silver Cross
- Sims Chapel
- Sunflower
- Tibbie
- Toinette
- Topton
- Uniform
- Vinegar Bend
- Wagar
- Wagarville
- Walley
- Yarbo
- Yellow Pine