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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 1903.

Monroe County, Alabama

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

County Seat: Monroeville
Year Organized: 1815
Square Miles: 1,026

Court House:

P.O, Box 8
County Courthouse
Monroeville, AL 36461-0008

Etymology - Origin of County Name

It was named for Pres. James Monroe.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Monroe County, Alabama

Formed by the Mississippi Territory governor, David Holmes, on 1815 June 29. It comprised all the Creek Indian lands ceded by the Treaty of Fort Jackson. It was reduced in size by the creation of the Alabama counties of Montgomery, Conecuh and Wilcox. It was named for Pres. James Monroe.

Monroe County is located in the southwestern area of the state, in the Piney Woods region. It encompasses 1,019 square miles. The first county seat was established at Fort Clairborne; it was moved to Monroeville in 1832. Other towns include Beatrice, Peterman and Frisco City.

According to the census of 2000, there were 24,324 people, 9,383 households, and 6,774 families living in the county. The population density was 9/km² (24/mi²). There were 11,343 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (11/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 57.75% White, 40.07% Black or African American, 0.97% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.13% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.78% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,383 households out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.30% were married couples living together, 16.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,093, and the median income for a family was $34,569. Males had a median income of $31,096 versus $18,767 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,862. About 18.20% of families and 21.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.00% of those under age 18 and 21.40% of that age 65 or over.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Wilcox County
Northeast: Butler County
Southeast: Conecuh County; Escambia County
Southwest: Baldwin County
Northwest: Clarke County

Cities and Towns:

- Beatrice	town	Incorporated Area
- Excel	town	Incorporated Area
- Franklin	town	Incorporated Area
- Frisco City	town	Incorporated Area
- Monroeville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Vredenburgh	town	Incorporated Area

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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, act locally."