Macon County, Alabama

Infobox U.S. County
county = Macon County
state = Alabama




map size = 150
founded = December 18, 1832
seat = Tuskegee | largest city = Tuskegee
area_total_sq_mi =610
area_land_sq_mi =600
area_water_sq_mi =10
area percentage = 1.25%
census yr = 2000
pop = 24105
density_km2 = 63.6 | density_sq_mi = 39.5
web = www.tuskmac.org
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Macon County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina. As of 2000 the population was 24,105. Its county seat is Tuskegee.GR|6 It was the setting of the 1974 movie, "Macon County Line". Heavily African American and with high rates of poverty, it was the third strongest county for Senator John Kerry in the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election.

History

Macon County was established on December 18, 1832 from land ceded by the Creek Indians.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 613 square miles (1,588 km²), of which, 611 square miles (1,581 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

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Adjacent Counties

*Tallapoosa County (north)
*Lee County (northeast)
*Russell County (southeast)
*Bullock County (south)
*Montgomery County (southwest)
*Elmore County (northwest)

National protected areas

* Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
* Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
* Tuskegee National Forest

Demographics

Was of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 24,105 people, 8,950 households, and 5,543 families residing in the county. The population density was 40 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 10,627 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.64% Black or African American, 13.96% White, 0.16% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,950 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.70% were married couples living together, 25.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.10% were non-families. 33.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 16.90% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 85.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,180, and the median income for a family was $28,511. Males had a median income of $25,971 versus $21,773 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,714. About 26.80% of families and 32.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.80% of those under age 18 and 26.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Franklin
*Creek Stand
*Notasulga (part - part of Notasulga is in Lee County)
*Shorter
*Tuskegee

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