Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,291.[2] Its county seat is Talladega.[1][3]

Talladega County
U.S. county
Talladega County Courthouse in Talladega
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°23′N 86°10′W
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 18, 1832[1]
SeatTalladega
Largest cityTalladega
Area
 • Total760 sq mi (2,000 km2)
 • Land737 sq mi (1,910 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  3.1%%
Population
 (2010)
 • Total82,291
 • Estimate 
(2019)
79,978
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.talladegacountyal.org
  • County Number 61 on Alabama Licence Plates

Talladega County is included in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area.

History

Prior to Euro-American settlement in this area, it was occupied by the Abihka tribe of the Creek Confederacy.[4] The United States forced the Creek to agree to treaties by which they ceded their land to the US, ultimately resulting in Indian Removal to west of the Mississippi River, to Indian Territory.

Talladega County was established on December 18, 1832, from land ceded by the Creek Indians near the state's geographic center.[1] The county seat was established at Talladega in 1834.[1]

The name Talladega is derived from a Muscogee (Creek) Native American word Tvlvteke, from the Creek tålwa, meaning "town", and åtigi, or "border" -- "Border Town"—a town indicating its location on the boundary between the lands of the Creek tribe and those of the Cherokee and Chickasaw.[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 760 square miles (2,000 km2), of which 737 square miles (1,910 km2) is land and 24 square miles (62 km2) (3.1%) is water.[6] It is drained by Choccolocco Creek (archaic spelling: Chockolocko) and other streams.[7] The county is located within the Coosa River Valley and the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, with the state's highest point, Mount Cheaha, being located on its northeastern border with Cleburne County.

Adjacent counties

National protected area

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
184012,587—
185018,62448.0%
186023,52026.3%
187018,064−23.2%
188023,36029.3%
189029,34625.6%
190035,77321.9%
191037,9216.0%
192041,0058.1%
193045,24110.3%
194051,83214.6%
195063,63922.8%
196065,4952.9%
197065,280−0.3%
198073,82613.1%
199074,1070.4%
200080,3218.4%
201082,2912.5%
2019 (est.)79,978[8]−2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790–1960[10] 1900–1990[11]
1990–2000[12] 2010–2018[2]

As of the census[13] of 2000, there were 80,321 people, 30,674 households, and 21,901 families living in the county. The population density was 109 people per square mile (42/km2). There were 34,469 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/km2). 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. Nearly 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In 2000, the largest ancestry groups in Talladega County were:

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.

2010 census

As of the census[14] of 2010, there were 82,291 people, 31,890 households, and 22,191 families living in the county. The population density was 112 people per square mile (43/km2). There were 37,088 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile (19/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 65.3% White, 31.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Nearly 2.0% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 31,890 households, out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 47.2% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% 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 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,948, and the median income for a family was $44,695. Males had a median income of $38,430 versus $27,404 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,713. About 15.3% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Presidential elections results
Talladega County vote
by party in presidential elections [15]
Year Republican Democratic Others
2020 62.4% 22,235 36.8% 13,138 0.8% 290
2016 61.7% 20,614 36.3% 12,121 2.0% 672
2012 57.6% 19,246 41.6% 13,905 0.8% 265
2008 58.8% 20,112 40.3% 13,779 0.9% 313
2004 61.3% 18,331 38.0% 11,374 0.7% 193
2000 54.3% 13,807 44.3% 11,264 1.5% 380
1996 48.0% 10,931 45.6% 10,385 6.4% 1,462
1992 48.2% 12,661 40.7% 10,695 11.1% 2,908
1988 60.3% 12,973 38.6% 8,291 1.1% 242
1984 61.1% 14,067 36.9% 8,490 2.0% 463
1980 48.0% 9,902 49.2% 10,159 2.8% 580
1976 36.5% 6,425 60.1% 10,577 3.4% 606
1972 73.1% 12,763 26.2% 4,567 0.7% 125
1968 10.3% 1,935 16.5% 3,099 73.2% 13,722
1964 70.7% 8,946 29.3% 3,712
1960 44.9% 4,723 54.4% 5,729 0.7% 77
1956 43.7% 4,197 54.6% 5,243 1.6% 157
1952 41.5% 3,588 58.2% 5,028 0.3% 26
1948 16.0% 593 84.0% 3,112
1944 17.7% 675 81.5% 3,102 0.8% 29
1940 11.8% 534 87.9% 3,965 0.3% 13
1936 11.1% 489 85.4% 3,751 3.4% 151
1932 15.5% 617 84.3% 3,354 0.2% 7
1928 48.4% 1,602 51.2% 1,693 0.4% 13
1924 26.0% 628 71.7% 1,730 2.2% 54
1920 30.1% 931 69.2% 2,137 0.7% 21
1916 22.4% 447 77.1% 1,539 0.5% 10
1912 6.1% 111 72.5% 1,312 21.4% 387
1908 25.2% 351 72.6% 1,010 2.2% 30
1904 16.1% 252 80.8% 1,264 3.1% 49

Education

The Birmingham Supplementary School Inc. (BSS, バーミングハム日本語補習校 Bāminguhamu Nihongo Hoshūkō), a part-time Japanese school, has its office is at the Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC facility in unincorporated Talladega County, near Lincoln. It holds its classes at the Shelby-Hoover campus of Jefferson State Community College in Hoover. The school first opened on September 1, 2001.[16][17][18]

Transportation

Major highways

Rail

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

See also

References
  1. "ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpage: ACES-Talladega.
  2. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. Swanton, John R. The Indians of the Southeastern United States, as Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 137. (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1946) p. 81
  5. Jack Martin and Margaret McKane Mauldin, A Dictionary of Creek/Muskogee (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2000), s.vv. "Tvlvtēke," "Talladega."
  6. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Talladega, a N. E. county of Alabama" . The American Cyclopædia.
  8. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  9. "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  10. "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  11. Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  12. "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  13. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  14. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  15. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  16. "About Birmingham Supplementary School" (Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine). Birmingham Supplementary School. Retrieved on May 11, 2014. "Mailing Address 1800 Honda Drive Lincoln, AL 35096 c/o Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC" and "Facility Jefferson State Community College, Shelby Campus 4600 Valleydale Road Birmingham, AL 35242 " Japanese page: "学校の概要" (Archive).
  17. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hoover city, AL." (Archived May 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 11, 2014.
  18. "Shelby-Hoover Campus." Jefferson State University. Retrieved on May 11, 2014. Use the Google Maps function to see the buildings and where they are in relation to the city limits.

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