Limestone County, Alabama

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Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. As of 2000 the population was 65,676. The 2004 for the United States Census Bureau estimated the county's population at 69,387. Its county seat is Athens.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Major Highways
- 2.2 Adjacent Counties
3 Demographics
4 Points of Interest
5 Cities and towns
6 Education
7 External links

[edit] History

Limestone County was established on February 6, 1818.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,572 km² (607 mi²). 1,471 km² (568 mi²) of it is land and 101 km² (39 mi²) of it (6.43%) is water.

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Giles County, Tennessee - north
Lincoln County, Tennessee - northeast
Madison County, Alabama - east
Morgan County, Alabama - southeast across the Tennessee River
Lawrence County, Alabama - southwest across the Tennessee River
Lauderdale County, Alabama - west across the Elk River

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 65,676 people, 24,688 households, and 18,219 families residing in the county. The population density was 45/km² (116/mi²). There were 26,897 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.79% White, 13.33% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 24,688 households out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.80% from 18 to 24, 32.10% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 103.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,405, and the median income for a family was $45,146. Males had a median income of $35,743 versus $23,389 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,782. About 9.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.20% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Points of Interest

See the List of Registered Historic Places in Limestone County, Alabama.

[edit] Cities and towns

Ardmore
Athens
Decatur (part - most of Decatur is in Morgan County)
Elkmont
Huntsville (part - most of Huntsville is in Madison County)
Lester
Madison (part - most of Madison is in Madison County)
Mooresville
Tanner

[edit] Education

Limestone County Schools K-12 eduction for the County
Calhoun Community College 2 year college located in the southern part of the county in Decatur
Athens State University 4 year university located in Athens

[edit] External links

Limestone County Government
Limestone County Economic Development Association, Inc. promotes economic growth in the county by recruiting new businesses and industry to create jobs.
University of Alabama's Cartographic Research Laboratory Historic Aerial Photos Collection for Athens and Limestone County
University of Alabama's Cartographic Research Laboratory Historic Map Collection for Athens and Limestone County

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Core Cities	Huntsville \| Decatur
Metropolitan Areas Included	Huntsville Metropolitan Area Decatur Metropolitan Area
Counties	Jackson \| Lawrence \| Limestone \| Madison \| Marshall \| Morgan
Regions	North Alabama \| Wheeler Lake \| Lake Guntersville
Cities	Huntsville \| Decatur \| Madison \| Athens \| Scottsboro \| Albertville \| Hartselle \| Guntersville \| Boaz \| Arab

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