Conecuh County, Alabama

Conecuh County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Evergreen
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 851

Court House:

P.O. Box 347
County Courthouse
Evergreen, AL 36401-0347
Phone: (251) 578-2095
Fax: (251) 578-7002

Named: Its name comes from the Muscogee language, and has been interpreted to mean either "land of cane" or "polecat's head."

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History

Conecuh County, Alabama

Formed by the Alabama Territorial legislature on 1818 Feb. 13, from part of Monroe County. Its name comes from the Muscogee language, and has been interpreted to mean either "land of cane" or "polecat's head." The county's size was altered several times before 1868, when it received its present dimensions. It currently comprises 854 square miles. Conecuh County lies in the southern portion of the state, and is bordered by Monroe, Butler, Covington, and Escambia Counties. The county seat was at Sparta from 1818 until 1868, when it was moved to Evergreen. Other towns and communities include Castleberry, Lenox, and Repton.

According to the census of 2000, there were 14,089 people, 5,792 households, and 3,938 families living in the county. The population density was 6/km² (17/mi²). There were 7,265 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 55.40% White, 43.55% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,792 households out of which 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.70% were married couples living together, 16.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.50% 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 3.01.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 25.80% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,111, and the median income for a family was $31,424. Males had a median income of $28,115 versus $19,350 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,964. About 21.70% of families and 26.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.10% of those under age 18 and 28.90% of that age 65 or over.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Butler County
Southeast: Covington County
Southwest: Escambia County
Northwest: Monroe County

Cities:

Belleville
Brooklyn
Burmuda
Castleberry
Dotelle
Evergreen (County Seat)
Lenox
Little Brooklyn
Paul
Range
Repton

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Conecuh County, Alabama

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