Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County
Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill
Clarke County Courthouse in Grove Hill
Official seal of Clarke County
Map of Alabama highlighting Clarke County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°40′25″N 87°50′17″W / 31.673611111111°N 87.838055555556°W / 31.673611111111; -87.838055555556
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 10, 1812
Named forJohn Clarke
SeatGrove Hill
Largest cityJackson
Area
 • Total
1,253 sq mi (3,250 km2)
 • Land1,238 sq mi (3,210 km2)
 • Water14 sq mi (40 km2)  1.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
23,087
 • Estimate 
(2023)
22,337 Decrease
 • Density18/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district7th
Websitewww.clarkecountyal.com
  • County Number 16 on Alabama Licence Plates

Clarke County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,087.[1] The county seat is Grove Hill.[2] The county's largest city is Jackson. The county was created by the legislature of the Mississippi Territory in 1812. It is named in honor of General John Clarke of Georgia, who was later elected governor of that state.[3]

The county museum is housed in the Alston-Cobb House in Grove Hill.

History

Pre-European era

For thousands of years, this area was occupied along the rivers by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. At the time of European encounter, Clarke County was the traditional home of the Choctaw and the Creek people. They traded with the French, who had settlements in Mobile and New Orleans. They also were reached by some English and Scots traders from the British colonies along the Atlantic Coast. After the Louisiana Purchase, they started to establish relations with the United States.

In 1805, by the Treaty of Mount Dexter, the Choctaw conveyed large amounts of land in what is now southeastern Mississippi and southwestern Alabama, including much of the western portion of Clarke County, to the United States for settlement by European Americans.[4]

Modern era

Clarke County was established on December 10, 1812, by the Mississippi Territory. The county had numerous forts, built by settlers for protection during the Creek War (1813–1814). Some of these forts included: Fort Carney, Fort Easley, Fort Glass, Fort Landrum, Fort Madison, Fort Sinquefield, Turner's Fort, and Fort White.[5] The first county seat was Clarkesville, founded in 1820. The seat was moved to Macon, later renamed Grove Hill, in 1831.

In 1883, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Tony Pace and Mary Cox for interracial dating, in Pace v. Alabama. That precedent was subsequently overturned. In 1892, Clarke County was the scene of a violent confrontation around economic divides that later became known as the Mitcham War.[6]

Alcohol prohibition

Following the national repeal of prohibition in 1933, Clarke County voted to become a dry county in 1937, when wet-dry counties were established in Alabama.[7]

In the first decade of the 21st century, the county's largest communities voted to legalize alcohol sales: Jackson on May 10, 2005; Thomasville on August 14, 2007; and Grove Hill on November 3, 2009.[7][8][9]

Salt production

Clarke County is home to numerous salt springs. These springs have been used as a source for salt as early as the Mississippian period in 1100 AD.[10] During the Civil War, the county was notable for its salt production due to the naval blockade of southern ports.[3] The Commissioner's Court of Clarke County appropriated $1500 in 1862 for the manufacturing of salt at the salt springs and the State of Alabama operated multiple salt works during the Civil War.[11] These salt works had housing for workers, hospitals, and cemeteries and the salt was produced for military and civilian use.[10] Forts were built at Oven Bluff (Fort Sidney Johnston) and Carney Bluff (Fort Gullett) to protect the salt works and the approach up the Tombigbee River while an additional fort was built at Choctaw Bluff (Fort Stonewall) to protect any advance up the Alabama River.[11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,253 square miles (3,250 km2), of which 1,238 square miles (3,210 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (or 1.1%) is water.[12] It is the third-largest county in Alabama by land area and the fourth-largest by total area.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18205,839
18307,59530.1%
18408,64013.8%
18509,78613.3%
186015,04953.8%
187014,663−2.6%
188017,80621.4%
189022,62427.1%
190027,79022.8%
191030,98711.5%
192026,409−14.8%
193026,016−1.5%
194027,6366.2%
195026,548−3.9%
196025,738−3.1%
197026,7243.8%
198027,7023.7%
199027,240−1.7%
200027,8672.3%
201025,833−7.3%
202023,087−10.6%
2023 (est.)22,337[13]−3.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]
1790–1960[15] 1900–1990[16]
1990–2000[17] 2010–2020[1]

2020 Census

Clarke County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[18] Pop 2010[19] Pop 2020[20] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 15,519 13,943 11,970 55.69% 53.97% 51.85%
Black or African American alone (NH) 11,918 11,280 10,223 42.77% 43.67% 44.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 61 96 74 0.22% 0.37% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 45 74 91 0.16% 0.29% 0.39%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 4 1 0.00% 0.02% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 10 9 37 0.04% 0.03% 0.16%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 133 156 485 0.48% 0.60% 2.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 180 271 206 0.65% 1.05% 0.89%
Total 27,867 25,833 23,087 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 23,087 people, 9,090 households, and 5,662 families residing in the county.

2010

According to the 2010 United States census:

2000

As of the census[21] of 2000, there were 27,867 people, 10,578 households, and 7,700 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (8.5 people/km2). There were 12,631 housing units at an average density of 10 units per square mile (3.9 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 55.94% White, 43.02% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Nearly 0.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,578 households, out of which 35.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 53.90% were married couples living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. Nearly 25.50% 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 2.60, and the average family size was 3.13.

In Clarke County, the population was spread out, with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,388, and the median income for a family was $34,546. Males had a median income of $34,111 versus $19,075 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,581. About 18.10% of families and 22.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 23.80% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Clarke County contains two public school districts. There are approximately 3,400 students in public PK-12 schools in Clarke County.[22]

Districts

School districts include:[23]

Government

Since 1960, the majority of Clarke County voters has mostly supported Republican candidates for the presidency, but party affiliations have changed. Prior to the civil rights era, most whites were members of the Democratic Party, although they began to vote for Nixon and other Republican presidential candidates.

After the Civil War, many African Americans had joined the Republican Party, but they were essentially disenfranchised around the turn of the 20th century by state changes to its constitution and laws, making voter registration more difficult. After they regained their ability to vote through national legislation in the mid-1960s, they largely joined the Democratic Party, which had supported their effort to regain their constitutional civil rights.

Most conservative whites gradually left that party and joined the Republican Party. Voting and party affiliation in Clarke County, as throughout much of Alabama, is aligned by ethnicity, with conservative whites, the majority, voting for Republican candidates and African Americans supporting Democratic candidates.

For some positions, white voters have sometimes continued to vote for state-level Democrats, such as Doug Jones in 2017.

United States presidential election results for Clarke County, Alabama[24]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 7,324 55.76% 5,755 43.81% 56 0.43%
2016 7,140 54.79% 5,749 44.12% 142 1.09%
2012 7,470 53.90% 6,334 45.70% 56 0.40%
2008 7,466 55.57% 5,914 44.02% 55 0.41%
2004 6,730 59.07% 4,627 40.61% 37 0.32%
2000 5,988 55.69% 4,679 43.52% 85 0.79%
1996 4,785 47.29% 4,831 47.75% 502 4.96%
1992 5,495 46.90% 5,023 42.87% 1,199 10.23%
1988 5,708 56.97% 4,217 42.09% 95 0.95%
1984 6,282 58.11% 4,452 41.18% 77 0.71%
1980 5,059 47.44% 5,249 49.23% 355 3.33%
1976 4,126 45.81% 4,737 52.60% 143 1.59%
1972 5,256 70.89% 2,031 27.39% 127 1.71%
1968 488 5.66% 1,717 19.90% 6,421 74.44%
1964 4,460 82.84% 0 0.00% 924 17.16%
1960 2,016 50.82% 1,878 47.34% 73 1.84%
1956 1,246 38.76% 1,962 61.03% 7 0.22%
1952 1,303 29.45% 3,121 70.53% 1 0.02%
1948 47 2.23% 0 0.00% 2,063 97.77%
1944 142 5.90% 2,263 93.98% 3 0.12%
1940 48 1.26% 3,753 98.71% 1 0.03%
1936 60 2.19% 2,673 97.73% 2 0.07%
1932 53 2.15% 2,408 97.69% 4 0.16%
1928 936 36.03% 1,662 63.97% 0 0.00%
1924 78 6.77% 1,059 91.93% 15 1.30%
1920 43 3.30% 1,253 96.24% 6 0.46%
1916 25 1.74% 1,397 97.42% 12 0.84%
1912 13 1.21% 1,024 95.34% 37 3.45%
1908 56 4.51% 1,169 94.20% 16 1.29%
1904 79 6.39% 1,131 91.50% 26 2.10%

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census Designated Places

Unincorporated communities

Former communities

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Clarke County: A Brief History". Clarke County Historical Museum. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  4. ^ Finlay, Louis M. Jr. (Summer 2000). "The Mitchell Reserve". Clarke County Historical Society Quarterly. 25 (1): 9.
  5. ^ "Creek War Forts (1813-1814)". Clarke County Historical Museum. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Mitcham War". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  7. ^ a b Evan Carden (May 12, 2005). "'Yes' to Jackson alcohol sales". The South Alabamian. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  8. ^ Arthur McLean (August 16, 2007). "Thomasville goes wet". The Thomasville Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  9. ^ Connie Baggett (November 3, 2009). "Voters in Grove Hill approve sale of alcohol inside city". Press-Register. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  10. ^ a b Dumas, Ashley A. (August 2015). Alexianu, Marius; Curcă, Roxana-Gabriela; Weller, Olivier; Dumas, Ashley A. (eds.). "Recent Archaeology of Salt in Southeastern North America". Mirrors of Salt: Proceedings of the First International Congress on the Anthropology of Salt: 155. doi:10.32028/9781784914561.
  11. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  16. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  17. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Clarke County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  19. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clarke County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  20. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Clarke County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  22. ^ "Search for Public School Districts - Clarke County, AL". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  23. ^ "2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Clarke County, AL" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 2, 2022. Text list.
  24. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Retrieved November 16, 2016.

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