Everything about Monroe County Alabama totally explained
Monroe County is a
county of the
U.S. state of
Alabama. Its name is in honor of
James Monroe, fifth
President of the United States. As of 2000, the population was 24,324. Its
county seat is
Monroeville. With the exception of the City of Monroeville, Monroe County is a prohibition or entirely
dry county.
History
Monroe County was established on
June 29,
1815.
The county seat, Monroeville, is the home of two notable authors,
Truman Capote and
Nelle Harper Lee, who were childhood neighbors. Novelist
Mark Childress and journalist
Cynthia Tucker are also Monroe County natives. In 1997 the Alabama legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County the "Literary Capital of Alabama."
The county has been declared a disaster area twice due to extensive hurricane damage: in September 1979 due to
Hurricane Frederic, and in September 2004 due to
Hurricane Ivan.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,679 km² (1,035 square miles). Nearly 1,026 square miles (2,657 km²) of it's land, and 9 square miles (22 km²) of it (0.84%) is water.
Major highways
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 24,324 people, 9,383 households, and 6,774 families residing in the county. The
population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 11,343 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). 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 were
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 those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
Beatrice
Burnt Corn
Excel
Frisco City
Monroeville
Peterman
Tunnel Springs
Uriah
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