Greene County, Alabama

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

County Seat: Eutaw
Year Organized: 1819
Square Miles: 646
MSA: Tuscaloosa, AL MSA

Court House:

P.O. Box 656
County Courthouse
Eutaw, AL 35462-0656
Phone: (205) 372-3349
Fax: (205) 372-0499

Named: It bears the name of Gen. Nathaniel Greene (Georgia), a hero of the American Revolution.

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History

Greene County, Alabama

Formed by the first state legislature on 1819 Dec. 13, from part of the land ceded to the Federal government by the Choctaw Cession of 1816 Oct. 24. It bears the name of Gen. Nathaniel Greene (Georgia), a hero of the American Revolution. Greene County is located in the west-central portion of the state, between the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers. It is bordered by Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Hale, Marengo, and Sumter counties. It encompasses 631 square miles. The first county seat was located at Erie, now in Hale County. In 1838, the county seat was transferred to Eutaw. A fire occurred at the courthouse in 1868. Other towns and communities include Clinton and Boligee.

According to the census of 2000, there were 9,974 people, 3,931 households, and 2,649 families living in the county. (According to 2003 US Census estimates, Greene County has 9,900 people.) The population density was 6/km² (15/mi²). There were 5,117 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 19.09% White, 80.34% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,931 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.40% were married couples living together, 27.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,819, and the median income for a family was $24,604. Males had a median income of $25,707 versus $19,051 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,686. About 29.90% of families and 34.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.10% of those under age 18 and 31.60% of that age 65 or over.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Tuscaloosa County
Southeast: Hale County
South: Marengo County
Southwest: Sumter County
Northwest: Pickens County

Cities:

Boligee
Clinton
Eutaw (County Seat)
Forkland
Knoxville
Mount Hebron
West Greene

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Greene County, Alabama

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