Coffee County, Alabama

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Coffee County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,465.[1] Its name is in honor of General John Coffee.

Coffee County comprises the Enterprise, Micropolitan Statistical Area, which was originally Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area in 2010 censuses before being split off.[2] It was originally included in the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, Combined Statistical Area in its 2012 statistics but the area in its recent years has been separated from the Dothan metropolitan area and Ozark micropolitan area in later censuses and is its own primary statistical area now.[3][4] Despite the census change of the statistics by the United States Census Bureau, the county still remains culturally connected alongside the two core based areas as it is commonly described as part of what is called the Wiregrass region together and also it shares its locations of United States Army base, Fort Rucker. The county seat is mostly known as Elba, although Enterprise contains a second county courthouse as well.[5]

History

The land in Coffee County was originally part of Dale County, which was incorporated in 1824. Coffee County was formed from the western part of Dale County on December 29, 1841.[6] It was named after John R. Coffee,[7] a soldier in the Creek War of 1813—14. The first county seat was in Wellborn. After the courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1851, the county seat was moved to Elba.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.2%) is water.[8] The county is located in the Wiregrass region of southeast Alabama.

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Adjacent counties

Demographics

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Racial and ethnic composition

Coffee County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[14] Pop 2010[15] Pop 2020[16] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 32,971 36,134 35,759 75.60% 72.34% 66.88%
Black or African American alone (NH) 7,950 8,257 8,643 18.23% 16.53% 16.17%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 386 602 405 0.89% 1.21% 0.76%
Asian alone (NH) 409 629 892 0.94% 1.26% 1.67%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 40 51 57 0.09% 0.10% 0.11%
Other race alone (NH) 58 52 195 0.13% 0.10% 0.36%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 618 1,043 2,627 1.42% 2.09% 4.91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,183 3,180 4,887 2.71% 6.37% 9.14%
Total 43,615 49,948 53,465 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 53,465. The median age was 39.0 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males age 18 and over.[17][18]

The racial makeup of the county was 69.4% White, 16.4% Black or African American, 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7% Asian, 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% from some other race, and 7.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 9.1% of the population.[18]

52.5% of residents lived in urban areas, while 47.5% lived in rural areas.[19]

There were 21,263 households in the county, of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[17]

There were 24,105 housing units, of which 11.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.5% were owner-occupied and 32.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%.[17]

2010 census

As of the census[20] of 2010, there were 49,948 people, 19,849 households, and 13,837 families residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 22,330 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 74.7% White, 16.7% Black or African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 3.2% from other races, and 2.5% from two or more races. 6.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The largest self-reported ancestry groups in Coffee County were English (59.9%), German (4.4%), Irish (3.3%), "American" (3.1%), (1.8%), Scottish (1.2%) and Portuguese (1.0%).

There were 19,849 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,253, and the median income for a family was $54,929. Males had a median income of $41,635 versus $29,082 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,797. About 14.1% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

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Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

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Education

School districts include:[21]

Fort Rucker residents are within the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) system,[21] for elementary school. Students on-post in Fort Rucker beyond the elementary level may attend non-DoDEA schools for secondary levels, with an on-post family choosing one of the following three options: Enterprise City, Daleville City School System, or Ozark City Schools.[22]

Notable people

In popular culture

The county is referred to in Joe David Brown's 1971 novel Addie Pray, which inspired the movie Paper Moon.

See also

References

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