Lauderdale County, Alabama
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Lauderdale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of 2000 the population was 87,966. Its county seat is Florence and it's a prohibition or dry county; however, individual municipalities may not be. Specifically, the region defined as Florence city is considered "wet", and as of 2006 alcohol, is permitted to be sold in commercial establishments that commonly serve random citizens, on Sunday.
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[edit] History
Lauderdale County was established on February 6, 1818.
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,862 km² (719 mi²). 1,734 km² (669 mi²) of it is land and 128 km² (49 mi²) of it (6.86%) is water.
[edit] Major Highways
U.S. Highway 43
U.S. Highway 72
State Route 17
State Route 20
State Route 101
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Lawrence County, Tennessee - north
- Wayne County, Tennessee - north
- Giles County, Tennessee - northeast
- Limestone County, Alabama - east across the Elk River
- Lawrence County, Alabama - southeast across the Tennessee River
- Colbert County, Alabama - south across the Tennessee River
- Tishomingo County, Mississippi - west across the Tennessee River
- Hardin County, Tennessee - northwest
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 87,966 people, 36,088 households, and 25,153 families residing in the county. The population density was 51/km² (131/mi²). There were 40,424 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.38% White, 9.85% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 36,088 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,354, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $33,943 versus $20,804 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,626. About 10.50% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Points of Interest
See the List of Registered Historic Places in Lauderdale County, Alabama.
