St. Clair County, Alabama
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St. Clair County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair[citation needed], of Pennsylvania. As of 2000 the population was 64,742. It has one county seat in Ashville and another in Pell City.
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[edit] History
St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818[citation needed].
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,693 km² (654 mi²). 1,641 km² (634 mi²) of it is land and 51 km² (20 mi²) of it (3.04%) is water.
[edit] Major Highways
Interstate 20
Interstate 59
U.S. Highway 11
U.S. Highway 78
U.S. Highway 231
U.S. Highway 411
U.S. Highway 431
State Route 23
State Route 34
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Etowah County, Alabama - north
- Calhoun County, Alabama - east
- Talladega County, Alabama - southeast
- Shelby County, Alabama - southwest
- Jefferson County, Alabama - west
- Blount County, Alabama - northwest
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 64,742 people, 24,143 households, and 18,445 families residing in the county. The population density was 39/km² (102/mi²). There were 27,303 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (43/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 90.03% White, 8.13% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 24,143 households out of which 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.60% were non-families. 20.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 30.70% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $37,285, and the median income for a family was $43,152. Males had a median income of $33,914 versus $24,433 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,960. About 9.60% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.20% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Argo (part - part of Argo is in Jefferson County)
- Ashville
- Branchville
- Leeds (part - part of Leeds is in Jefferson County and in Shelby County)
- Margaret
- Moody
- Odenville
- Pell City
- Ragland
- Riverside
- Springville
- Steele
- Trussville (part - most of Trussville is in Jefferson County)
- Vincent (part - most of Vincent is in Shelby County)
