Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County, Alabama
Crenshaw County courthouse in Luverne
Location in the state of Alabama
Alabama's location in the U.S.
Founded	November 30, 1866
Seat	Luverne
Largest city	Luverne
Area - Total - Land - Water	610.88 sq mi (1,582 km²) 609.58 sq mi (1,579 km²) 1.30 sq mi (3 km²), 0.21%
Population - (2010) - Density	13,906 23/sq mi (8.8/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.crenshawcountyalonline.com

Crenshaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a judge, Anderson Crenshaw. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,906.^[1] Its county seat is Luverne.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Major highways
- 2.2 Adjacent counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 See also
6 References

History [edit]

Crenshaw County was established on November 30, 1866.

Geography [edit]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 610.88 square miles (1,582.2 km²), of which 609.58 square miles (1,578.8 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 1.30 square miles (3.4 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[2] Much of the land is covered by forests that are used for logging.

Major highways [edit]

Adjacent counties [edit]

Montgomery County (north)
Pike County (east)
Coffee County (southeast)
Covington County (south)
Butler County (west)
Lowndes County (northwest)

Demographics [edit]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	11,156	—
1880	11,726	5.1%
1890	15,425	31.5%
1900	19,668	27.5%
1910	23,313	18.5%
1920	23,017	−1.3%
1930	23,656	2.8%
1940	23,631	−0.1%
1950	18,981	−19.7%
1960	14,909	−21.5%
1970	13,188	−11.5%
1980	14,110	7.0%
1990	13,635	−3.4%
2000	13,665	0.2%
2010	13,906	1.8%
Est. 2011	13,911	0%
U.S. Decennial Census 2011 estimate through 1960

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 13,665 people, 5,577 households, and 3,892 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 6,644 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.82% White, 24.79% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,577 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.70% were married couples living together, 15.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,054, and the median income for a family was $31,724. Males had a median income of $27,286 versus $17,703 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,565. About 18.60% of families and 22.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.30% of those under age 18 and 23.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns [edit]

References [edit]

^ United States Census Bureau. "2010 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Crenshaw County, Alabama

Covington County

Coffee County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States

County seat: Luverne

Cities	Luverne

Towns	Brantley Dozier Glenwood Petrey Rutledge

Unincorporated communities	Highland Home Panola Theba

v t e State of Alabama

Montgomery (capital)

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