Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County is one of the 67 county of Alabama, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Crenshaw County had an official population of 13665 in 2000. Its population was estimated at 13754 in July 2008, It is the ninth smallest county by population in the U.S. state of Alabama. The county has a total area of 610.88 miē (1582.17 kmē), of which, 609.58 square miles (1578.8 kmē) of it is land and 1.3 square miles (3.37 kmē) of it is water, making it the 15th smallest by size in Alabama.

Crenshaw County Alabama
Map of Crenshaw County, Alabama

As of the census of 2000, there were 13665 residents, 5577 households, and 3891 families in the county. The population density was 22.4 people per square mile (8.65/kmē), it is 11th least densely populated county in Alabama. There were 6644 housing units at an average density of 10.9 per square mile (4.21/kmē). The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 24.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 13754, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 73.07% White, 25.37% Black or African American, 0.45% American Indian, 0.13% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian, and 0.97% from two or more races.

Crenshaw County Alabama Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Crenshaw County Alabama School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Crenshaw County Alabama GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $26054, it is 15th poorest county by median household income in Alabama. The median income for a family in the county was $31724, making its Alabama's 11th lowest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14565, it is the 21st lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Alabama.

In 2000, 3118 pupils and students, of which 1530 are male and 1588 are female, 22.82% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 94 nursery or pri school, 185 kindergarten, 1621 elementary school, 793 high school and 425 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Brantley TownCrenshaw County3.163.160920291.11410821574
2Dozier TownCrenshaw County2.962.960391132.2896413750
3Glenwood TownCrenshaw County0.730.730191262.81907428750
4Luverne CityCrenshaw County12.4212.390.032635212.71724422457
5Petrey TownCrenshaw County0.750.740.026385.62065934583
6Rutledge TownCrenshaw County3.323.320476143.41022617500
YearPopulation
April 2000 census13665
April 2000 Estimate13665
July 2000 Estimate13696
July 2001 Estimate13701
July 2002 Estimate13582
July 2003 Estimate13566
July 2004 Estimate13607
July 2005 Estimate13549
July 2006 Estimate13688
July 2007 Estimate13766
July 2008 Estimate13754
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school474794
Kindergarten9095185
Elementary school8737481621
High school390403793
College or graduate school130295425
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Crenshaw County, Alabama$26054$31724$14565
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587