{{{county}}}, Alabama | |
The Montgomery County Courthouse
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Map of the U.S. highlighting Alabama Alabama's location in the U.S. | |
Founded | December 6, 1816[1] |
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Seat | Montgomery |
Largest city | Montgomery |
Area - Total - Land - Water |
799.76 sq mi (2,071 km²) 789.76 sq mi (2,045 km²) 9.99 sq mi (26 km²), 1.25% |
Population - (2000) - Density |
223,510 283/sq mi (109/km²) |
Website | www.mc-ala.org |
Montgomery County is a county in the state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; its population in 2000 was 223,510.
History[]
Montgomery County was established by dividing Monroe County on December 6, 1816 by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature.[1] It is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812.[citation needed] The city of Montgomery, which is the county seat, is named for Richard Montgomery,[citation needed] an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.
Geography[]
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of Template:Convert/numdisp square miles (Template:Convert/LoffAonSoff), of which Template:Convert/numdisp square miles (Template:Convert/LoffAonSoff) (or 98.75%) is land and Template:Convert/numdisp square miles (Template:Convert/LoffAonSoff) (or 1.25%) is water.[2]
Major highways[]
- Interstate 65
- Interstate 85
- U.S. Highway 31
- U.S. Highway 80
- U.S. Highway 82
- U.S. Highway 231
- U.S. Highway 331
- Alabama State Route 94
- Alabama State Route 110
- Alabama State Route 152
- Alabama State Route 271
Adjacent counties[]
- Elmore County (north)
- Macon County (northeast)
- Bullock County (east)
- Pike County (southeast)
- Crenshaw County (southwest)
- Lowndes County (west)
- Autauga County (northwest)
Demographics[]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 223,510 persons, 86,068 households, and 56,804 families in the county. The population density was 283 persons per square mile (109/km2). There were 95,437 housing units, at an average density of 121 per square mile (47/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 48.85% White, 48.58% Black or African American, 0.99% Asian, 0.25% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos, of any race, made up 1.19% of the population.
The total population was estimated to have grown by 61 persons from 2000 to 2006.
By 2005, 52.5% of the population was black, 44.0% was non-Hispanic white, 1.4% was Hispanic, 1.2% was Asian, 0.2% was Native American, and 0.9% of the population reported two or more races. This excludes those who reported "some other race" and "white", because the Census Bureau reclassified all who reported "some other race" as white.[citation needed]
There were 86,068 households, 32.20% of which included children under the age of 18, 43.80% were married couples living together, 18.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. Single-persons households were 29.50% of the total; 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46. The average family size was 3.06.
Persons younger than 18 were 25.80% of the population; those 18–24, 11.70%; 25–44, 29.80%; 45–64, 20.90%; and 65 and older, 11.80%. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,962, and the median income for a family was $44,669. Males had a median income of $32,018; females, $24,921. The per capita income for the county was $19,358. About 13.50% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those 65 and older.
2008 election results[]
In the presidential race, Barack Obama won 62,166 votes, or 59%, while 42,031 votes (40% of those cast) were for John McCain[4]
Government and infrastructure[]
The Alabama Department of Corrections operates the Kilby Correctional Facility in Mount Meigs, an unincorporated area in the county.[5] The ADOC headquarters are in Montgomery.[6]
The Mount Meigs Campus, a juvenile correctional facility and the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Youth Services, which operates the campus, is in Mount Meigs.[7][8]
Cities and towns[]
- Montgomery
- Pike Road
Unincorporated areas[]
- Ada
- Boylston
- Cecil
- Hope Hull
- Mount Meigs
- Pintlala
- Ramer
- Snowdoun
- Waugh
Education[]
Montgomery Public Schools operates public schools.
The Montgomery City-County Public Library operates public libraries.
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Montgomery County, Alabama
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 10. Chapter VII. Pages 83-84. "An Act to divide the County of Monroe, and form a new County by the name of Montgomery—Passed December 6, 1816." (Google Books)
- ↑ {{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt |title=Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties |publisher=United States Census |accessdate=2011-02-13 }}
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
- ↑ "Kilby Correctional Facility." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on September 5, 2010.
- ↑ "Correctional Facility Directory." Alabama Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
- ↑ "Mt. Meigs Campus." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010.
- ↑ "School District Contact Information and Addresses." Alabama Department of Youth Services. Retrieved on July 26, 2010. "DYS Central Office" "1000 Industrial School Road Mt. Meigs, AL 36057"
External links[]
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