Randolph County, Alabama

Randolph County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of, a member of the from. As of 2000, the population was 22,380. Its is. Randolph County is a prohibition or.

History
Randolph County was established by the Alabama Legislature on, , and named in honor of James Randolph, a Virginia congressman. Randolph County was one of several counties created out of the last cession formulated by the Treaty of Cusseta, on March 24, 1832. It lies within the Piedmont region, which extends from Alabama to Pennsylvania.

The first county seat for Randolph County was established in 1833 at Hedgeman Triplett's Ferry on the west bank of the Big, about 10 miles west of Wedowee. In 1835 (2 years later), the county seat was moved by the commissioners to nearby Wedowee. Wedowee lies in the center of Randolph County, on a fork of the. Wedowee was named after a tribal chief "Wah-wah-nee" (or "Wah-dow-wee") whose village stood near the present site of the town.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,513 km² (584 square miles). Nearly 1,505 km² (581 sq mi) of it is land, and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.52%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,380 people, 8,642 households, and 6,222 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (38/sq mi). There were 10,285 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (18/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.38%, 22.24% or , 0.20% , 0.22% , 0.34% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,642 households, out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 56.20% were living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. Nearly 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% 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 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.10% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,675, and the median income for a family was $34,684. Males had a median income of $27,069 versus $20,323 for females. The for the county was $14,147. About 12.60% of families and 17.00% of the population were below the, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 14.80% of those age 65 or over.