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Alabama Counties
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Alabama Counties
Alabama currently has sixty-seven counties. The oldest county, Washington, was created on June
4, 1800, when what is now Alabama was then part of the Mississippi Territory. The newest county is Houston,
created on February 9, 1903.
In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36, with Indians still occupying land in northeast and far
western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by
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Cleburne County, Alabama
Cleburne County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Heflin
Year Organized: 1866
Square Miles: 560
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Court House: 120 Vickery Street
County Courthouse
Heflin, AL 36264-1199
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
The county was named for Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, a Confederate Major General.
Demographics:
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History
Cleburne County, Alabama
Cleburne County is located in the northeastern part of the State of Alabama. It was formed by an act of the Alabama Legislature on 1866 Dec. 6, from territory formerly contained in Calhoun, Randolph and Talladega Counties. The county currently comprises 561 square miles. The county was named for Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, a Confederate Major General. The county seat was established at Edwardsville in 1867, and moved to Heflin in 1906. Other towns of note include Fruit Hurst. A large area in the western portion of the county is part of the Talladega National Forest.
According to the census of 2000, there were 14,123 people, 5,590 households, and 4,125 families residing in the county. The population density was 10/km˛ (25/mi˛). There were 6,189 housing units at an average density of 4/km˛ (11/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county was 94.74% White, 3.70% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,590 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,820, and the median income for a family was $35,579. Males had a median income of $29,752 versus $18,840 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,762. About 10.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of that age 65 or over.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Cherokee County
- Northeast: Polk County, Ga.; Haralson County, Ga.
- East: Carroll County, Ga.
- South: Randolph County
- Southwest: Clay County; Talladega County
- Northwest: Calhoun County
Cities and Towns:
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- Edwardsville |
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- Fruithurst |
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- Heflin
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- Ranburne |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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