Talladega County, Alabama
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Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name comes from a Creek Indian town name. As of 2000 the population is 80,321. Its county seat is Talladega.
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[edit] History
Talladega County was established on December 18, 1832.
[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,969 km² (760 mi²). 1,915 km² (740 mi²) of it is land and 54 km² (21 mi²) of it (2.73%) is water.
[edit] Major Highways
Interstate 20
U.S. Highway 78
U.S. Highway 231
U.S. Highway 280
State Route 21
State Route 34
State Route 76
State Route 77
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Calhoun County, Alabama - north
- Cleburne County, Alabama - northeast
- Clay County, Alabama - east
- Coosa County, Alabama - south
- Shelby County, Alabama - southwest
- St. Clair County, Alabama - northwest
[edit] Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 80,321 people, 30,674 households, and 21,901 families residing in the county. The population density was 42/km² (109/mi²). There were 34,469 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.02% White, 31.55% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 30,674 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were married couples living together, 15.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 25.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,628, and the median income for a family was $38,004. Males had a median income of $30,526 versus $21,040 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,704. About 13.90% of families and 17.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.70% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Cities and towns
- Bon Air
- Childersburg (part - part of Childersburg is in Shelby County)
- Gantts Quarry
- Lincoln
- Mignon
- Munford
- Oak Grove
- Oxford (part - part of Oxford is in Calhoun County)
- Sylacauga
- Talladega
- Talladega Springs
- Vincent (part - part of Vincent is in Shelby County and in St. Clair County)
- Waldo
