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Baldwin County, Alabama is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Abraham Baldwin, a member of the United States Senate from Georgia. As of 2000 the population is 140,415. Its county seat is Bay Minette.
1 History
2 Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,250 km˛ (2,027 mi˛). 4,135 km˛ (1,596 mi˛) of it is land and 1,115 km˛ (431 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 21.24% water.
2.1 Adjacent counties
- Monroe County, AlabamaMonroe County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. As of 2000 the population was 24,324. Its county seat is Monroeville. History Monroe County was established on June 29, 1815. - northeast
- Escambia County, FloridaEscambia County is a county located in the U. state of Florida. Its county seat is Pensacola, Florida 6. History Escambia County was created in 1821. It was named for the Escambia River, whose name in turn comes from a Spanish word for " barter" or "excha - east
- Escambia County, AlabamaEscambia County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is said to be from the name of a river in an American Indian language (but see Escambia County, Florida for another possible origin). As of 2000 the population was 38,440. Its county seat is Br - east
- Mobile County, AlabamaMobile County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe. As of 2000 its population was 399,843. Its county seat is Mobile. History Mobile County was established on December 18, 1812. The county was - west
- Washington County, AlabamaWashington County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America. As of 2000 the population was 18,097. Its county seat is Chatom. History Washington County was established o - northwest
- Clarke County, AlabamaClarke County is a county of the State of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Clarke of Georgia. As of 2000 the population was 27,867. Its county seat is Grove Hill. History Clarke County was established on December 10, 1812. The county was decl - northwest
3 Demographics
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2The following is a list of sources used in the creation of Wikipedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. These sources are cited within the thousands of articles which link to this page. of 2000, there are 140,415 people, 55,336 households, and 40,284 families residing in the county. The population density is 34/km˛ (88/mi˛). There are 74,285 housing units at an average density of 18/km˛ (46/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 87.15% White, 10.29% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.54% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 55,336 households out of which 31.50% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% are married couples living together, 10.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% are non-families. 23.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 93.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $40,250, and the median income for a family is $47,028. Males have a median income of $34,507 versus $23,069 for females. The per capita income for the county is $20,826. 10.10% of the population and 7.60% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.10% of those under the age of 18 and 8.90% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
