Sumter County, Alabama

Sumter County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter, of. As of, the population was 14,798. Its is.

History
Sumter County was established on,. From 1797 to 1832, Sumter County was part of the Nation, which was made up of four main villages. The first settlers in Sumter County were French explorers who had come north from. They built and settled at, near the modern-day town of. In 1830, with the, the Choctaw Indians ceded the land that is now Sumter County to the government.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,365 km² (913 square miles). Nearly 2,344 km² (905 sq mi) of it is land, and 22 km² (8 sq mi) of it (0.92%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,798 people, 5,708 households, and 3,664 families residing in the county. The was 6/km² (16/sq mi). There were 6,953 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 25.92%, 73.17% or , 0.09% , 0.10% , 0.01% , 0.18% from , and 0.52% from two or more races. Nearly 1.12% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,708 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.70% were living together, 23.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.80% were non-families. Nearly 31.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55, and the average family size was 3.26.

In the county, the population was spread out with 29.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 19.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $18,911, and the median income for a family was $23,176. Males had a median income of $28,059 versus $17,574 for females. The for the county was $11,491. About 32.90% of families and 38.70% of the population were below the, including 47.40% of those under age 18 and 36.10% of those age 65 or over.