Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County is a of the  of. It is named for the tribe of, though most of those which resided here were removed to Oklahoma. As of  the population was 15,922. Its is.

History

 * Choctaw County was established on,.
 * The early pioneers of Choctaw came from France, Ireland and Scotland, but mostly from North and South Carolina. The county's population reached its peak in the 1920's due to the jobs created by such companies as E. E. Jackson Lumber Company in and Choctaw Lumber Company in . After the sawmills closed, Choctaw began a decline in population that still continues.
 * The county was declared a disaster area in September due to damage from.
 * The county is the site of the 1999 criminal case, the only known case in which individuals were convicted of killing a non-existent person.

Historical Populations
In 1950 Choctaw County had 19,152 residents. In 1990 there were 16,018 people in the county.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,385 (921 ). 2,366 km² (914 sq mi) of it is land and 19 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.80%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Alabama 17.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,922 people, 6,363 households, and 4,574 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (17/sq mi). There were 7,839 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 55.14%, 44.13% or , 0.16% , 0.04% , 0.11% from , and 0.42% from two or more races. 0.67% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 6,363 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were living together, 16.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% 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 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $24,749, and the median income for a family was $31,870. Males had a median income of $32,316 versus $18,760 for females. The for the county was $14,635. About 20.70% of families and 24.50% of the population were below the, including 34.80% of those under age 18 and 26.10% of those age 65 or over.