Macon County, Alabama

Macon County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the from. As of 2000 the population was 24,105. Its is. It was the setting of the 1974 movie, .

History
Macon County was established on, from land ceded by the Creek Indians.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,588 (613 ). 1,581 km² (611 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.44%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
Was of the of 2000, there were 24,105 people, 8,950 households, and 85,540 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (40/sq mi). There were 10,627 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (17/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.64% or, 13.96% , 0.16% , 0.38% , 0.13% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 0.72% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,950 households out of which 28.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.70% were living together, 25.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.10% were non-families. 33.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 16.90% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 85.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,180, and the median income for a family was $28,511. Males had a median income of $25,971 versus $21,773 for females. The for the county was $13,714. About 26.80% of families and 32.80% of the population were below the, including 43.80% of those under age 18 and 26.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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