Lowndes County, Alabama

Lowndes County is one of the 67 county of Alabama, located towards the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. In 2000, county's population was 13473 inhabitants. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 12644, It is fifth least populous county in Alabama. Its area is just over 725.03 sq mi (1877.82 square kilometre), of which, 717.94 square miles (1859.46 square kilometre) of it is land and 7.1 square miles (18.39 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 29th largest by size in Alabama.

Lowndes County Alabama
Map of Lowndes County, Alabama

As of the census of 2000, there were 13473 residents, 4909 households, and 3588 families in the county. The population density was 18.8 people per square mile (7.26/kmē), it would be the tenth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of Alabama. There were 5801 housing units at an average density of 8.1 per square mile (3.13/kmē). The average household size was 2.73 people, and the average family size was 3.28 people. The population's age distribution was 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 12644, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 3733 White, 8794 Black or African American, 18 American Indian, 15 Asian, 3 Native Hawaiian, and 81 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $23050, it is the eighth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $28935, it would be the seventh lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The per capita income for the county was $12457, it is fifth poorest county by per capita income in Alabama.

In 2000, 3714 pupils and students, of which 1775 are male and 1939 are female, 27.57% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 174 nursery or pri school, 167 kindergarten, 1982 elementary school, 1043 high school and 348 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Benton TownLowndes County0.340.310.0347153.42803590000
2Fort Deposit TownLowndes County5.645.6401270225.11258420433
3Gordonville TownLowndes County5.665.630.0231856.5894810278
4Hayneville TownLowndes County1.861.850.011177635.3955619554
5Lowndesboro TownLowndes County0.80.801401761710127917
6Mosses TownLowndes County4.784.7801101230.1826817031
7White Hall TownLowndes County15.5215.460.06101465.61006218158
YearPopulation
April 2000 census13473
April 2000 Estimate13468
July 2000 Estimate13487
July 2001 Estimate13452
July 2002 Estimate13460
July 2003 Estimate13319
July 2004 Estimate13038
July 2005 Estimate12903
July 2006 Estimate12740
July 2007 Estimate12699
July 2008 Estimate12644
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school68106174
Kindergarten8087167
Elementary school96710151982
High school5504931043
College or graduate school110238348
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Lowndes County, Alabama$23050$28935$12457
Alabama, United States$34135$41657$18189
United States$41994$50046$21587