Greene County, Alabama

Greene County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of General  of. As of the population was 9,974. Its is.

History
Greene County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,709 (660 ). 1,673 km² (646 sq mi) of it is land and 36 km² (14 sq mi) of it (2.13%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,974 people, 3,931 households, and 2,649 families residing in the county. (According to  estimates, Greene county has 9,900 people.)  The  was 6/km² (15/sq mi). There were 5,117 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 19.09%, 80.34% or , 0.12% , 0.08% , 0.10% from , and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,931 households out of which 32.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.40% were living together, 27.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 30.80% 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 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.20% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $19,819, and the median income for a family was $24,604. Males had a median income of $25,707 versus $19,051 for females. The for the county was $13,686. About 29.90% of families and 34.30% of the population were below the, including 44.10% of those under age 18 and 31.60% of those age 65 or over.

Of 's 67 counties, Greene county is the least populous.

Cities and towns


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