Washington County, Alabama

Washington County is a of the  of. The county was named in honor of, first. As of, the population was 18,097. Its is. Washington County is a.

Washington County was the birthplace of the major league baseball player (-), a  congressman from  from -.

History

 * Washington County in Tombigbee District was established by proclamation of Governor Winthrop Sargent of the Mississippi Territory on,.
 * It is the oldest county in the State of Alabama.
 * Over two thirds of the adult men had volunteered and served in the Confederate Army as of 1863, when the was petitioned by a group of elderly men not to draft them, so that they might serve as a sort of homeland militia. They stated in their petition that they were needed to protect against potential slave uprisings, inasmuch as the county was home to numerous plantations with large slave populations.
 * The county was declared a disaster area in  due to damage from.
 * Washington County is home to the site of Old Saint Stephens, the first territorial capital of Alabama.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,819 (1,089 ). 2,799 km² (1,081 sq mi) of it is land and 20 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.72%) is water. The borders Washington County to the east.

Major Highways

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 * [[image:Alabama 56.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,097 people, 6,705 households, and 5,042 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (17/sq mi). There were 8,123 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 64.98%, 26.89% or , 7.12% , 0.06% , 0.03% , 0.05% from , and 0.87% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,705 households out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.10% were living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.80% were non-families. 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.40% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,815, and the median income for a family was $37,881. Males had a median income of $35,237 versus $18,337 for females. The for the county was $14,081. About 14.80% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the, including 21.50% of those under age 18 and 22.70% of those age 65 or over.

Government
Charles Singleton

Schools/Education

 * Chatom Elementary School
 * Fruitdale High School
 * Leroy High School
 * McIntosh Elementary School
 * McIntosh High School
 * Washington County High School
 * Career Technical Center
 * Millry High School