Lauderdale County, Alabama

Lauderdale County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of Colonel, of. It is part of the -   known as "". As of 2000 the population was 87,966. Its is  and it's a prohibition or ; however, individual municipalities may not be. Specifically, the region defined as Florence city is considered "wet." As of 2006 alcohol is permitted to be sold in commercial establishments that commonly serve random citizens on Sunday.

History
Lauderdale County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,862 (719 ). 1,734 km² (669 sq mi) of it is land and 128 km² (49 sq mi) of it (6.86%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 87,966 people, 36,088 households, and 25,153 families residing in the county. The was 51/km² (131/sq mi). There were 40,424 housing units at an average density of 23/km² (60/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 88.38%, 9.85% or , 0.25% , 0.35% , 0.02% , 0.36% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 1.02% of the population were or  of any race.

In 2005 87.8% of the county population was non-Hispanic whites. African Americans were 9.7% of the population and Latinos 1.2% of the population.

In 2000 there were 36,088 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.80% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.30% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 10.10% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,354, and the median income for a family was $41,438. Males had a median income of $33,943 versus $20,804 for females. The for the county was $18,626. About 10.50% of families and 14.40% of the population were below the, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Points of Interest
See the.