Cleburne County, Alabama

Cleburne County, Alabama
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, Alabama
Location in the state of Alabama
Alabama's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 6, 1866
Seat	Heflin
Largest city	Heflin
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	561.02 sq mi (1,453 km²) 560.21 sq mi (1,451 km²) 0.81 sq mi (2 km²), (0.14%)
Population  - (2010)  - Density	14,972 27/sq mi (10.3/km²)

Cleburne County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Major General Patrick Cleburne, of Arkansas. As of 2010 the population was 14,972. Its county seat is Heflin.

History

Cleburne County was established on December 6, 1866, by an act of the state legislature. The county was made from territory in Benton (now Calhoun), Randolph, and Talladega counties. In 1867, Edwardsville was made the county seat.^[1] An election was held in 1905 to move the county seat to Heflin. The result of that election, which agreed to move the seat, was appealed to the Supreme Court, who decided on July 1, 1906, to uphold the election results. Heflin is still the county seat.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 561.02 square miles (1,453.0 km²), of which 560.21 square miles (1,450.9 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.81 square miles (2.1 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.^[3] Cleburne County is home to Alabama's highest natural point on Cheaha Mountain which is part of the southernmost mountain range in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Cheaha Mountain, Cleburne County

Major highways

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Highway 78
• U.S. Highway 431
• State Route 9
• State Route 46

Rail

• Norfolk Southern Railway
• Amtrak

Adjacent counties

• Cherokee County, Alabama - north
• Polk County, Georgia - northeast
• Haralson County, Georgia - east
• Carroll County, Georgia - southeast
• Randolph County, Alabama - south
• Clay County, Alabama - southwest
• Talladega County, Alabama - southwest
• Calhoun County, Alabama - west

See also: List of counties bordering eight or more counties

National protected area

• Talladega National Forest (part)

Demographics

Cleburne County, Alabama
Year	Pop.	±%
1870	8,017	—
1880	10,976	+36.9%
1890	13,218	+20.4%
1900	13,206	−0.1%
1910	13,385	+1.4%
1920	13,360	−0.2%
1930	12,877	−3.6%
1940	13,629	+5.8%
1950	11,904	−12.7%
1960	10,911	−8.3%
1970	10,996	+0.8%
1980	12,595	+14.5%
1990	12,730	+1.1%
2000	14,254	+12.0%
2010	14,972	+5.0%
Sources: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.  through 1960

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 14,123 people, 5,590 households, and 4,125 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,189 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.74% White, 3.70% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.34% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.40% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,590 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 23.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,820, and the median income for a family was $35,579. Males had a median income of $29,752 versus $18,840 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,762. About 10.90% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.10% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Edwardsville
• Fruithurst
• Heflin
• Hollis Crossroads
• Micaville
• Ranburne

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cleburne County, Alabama
• Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Cleburne County, Alabama
• Chamber of Commerce web site

References

1. ^ http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/cleburne.html
2. ^ http://www.cityofheflin.org/
3. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 33°40′38″N 85°30′09″W / 33.67722°N 85.5025°W / 33.67722; -85.5025