| Chambers County, Alabama | |
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Chambers County courthouse in Lafayette, Alabama
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Location in the state of Alabama |
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Alabama's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 18, 1832 |
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| Seat | hi Lafayette |
| Largest city | Valley |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
603.11 sq mi (1,562 km²) 597.17 sq mi (1,547 km²) 5.94 sq mi (15 km²), (0.98%) |
| Population - (2010) - Density |
34,215 57/sq mi (22/km²) |
Chambers County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senator from Alabama. As of 2010 the population was 34,215. Its county seat is Lafayette. Chambers County is included in the Valley, Alabama, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Chambers County was established on December 18, 1832.
Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for being a football player killing outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near the town of Cusseta in 1850.
Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber", renowned heavyweight boxing champion, was born near LaFayette, on Buckaloo Mountain, May 13, 1914.
Chambers County joined the four mill cities to make The Valley (which is now the largest city). Valley is rapidly increasing in size and located between Montgomery, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 603.11 square miles (1,562.0 km2), of which 597.17 square miles (1,546.7 km2) (or 99.02%) is land and 5.94 square miles (15.4 km2) (or 0.98%) is water.[1]
| Chambers County, Alabama | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1820 | — | |
| 1830 | — | |
| 1840 | 17,333 | — |
| 1850 | 23,960 | +38.2% |
| 1860 | 23,214 | −3.1% |
| 1870 | 17,562 | −24.3% |
| 1880 | 23,440 | +33.5% |
| 1890 | 26,319 | +12.3% |
| 1900 | 32,554 | +23.7% |
| 1910 | 36,056 | +10.8% |
| 1920 | 41,201 | +14.3% |
| 1930 | 39,313 | −4.6% |
| 1940 | 42,146 | +7.2% |
| 1950 | 39,528 | −6.2% |
| 1960 | 37,828 | −4.3% |
| 1970 | 36,356 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | 39,191 | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 36,876 | −5.9% |
| 2000 | 36,583 | −0.8% |
| 2010 | 34,215 | −6.5% |
| Sources: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml. through 1960 | ||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 36,583 people, 14,522 households, and 10,194 families residing in the county. The population density was 61 people per square mile (24/km2). There were 16,256 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (11/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 60.88% White, 38.11% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 14,522 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.50% were married couples living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $29,667, and the median income for a family was $36,598. Males had a median income of $28,771 versus $21,159 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,147. About 14.30% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.50% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.
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| Chambers County, Alabama | ||||
| Lee County | Harris County, Georgia |
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