Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 6,194 | — | |
1880 | 10,793 | 74.2% | |
1890 | 14,549 | 34.8% | |
1900 | 16,522 | 13.6% | |
1910 | 23,187 | 40.3% | |
1920 | 22,770 | −1.8% | |
1930 | 24,579 | 7.9% | |
1940 | 27,955 | 13.7% | |
1950 | 26,922 | −3.7% | |
1960 | 25,693 | −4.6% | |
1970 | 25,180 | −2.0% | |
1980 | 30,612 | 21.6% | |
1990 | 32,458 | 6.0% | |
2000 | 39,593 | 22.0% | |
2010 | 43,643 | 10.2% | |
2020 | 45,014 | 3.1% | |
2023 (est.) | 46,431 | [5] | 3.1% |
U.S. Decennial Census [6] 1790–1960 [7] 1900–1990 [8] 1990–2000 [9] 2010–2020 [1] |
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 [10] | Pop 2010 [11] | Pop 2020 [12] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 33,897 | 35,395 | 34,878 | 85.61% | 81.10% | 77.48% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 4,131 | 4,171 | 4,040 | 10.43% | 9.56% | 8.97% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 111 | 134 | 112 | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.25% |
Asian alone (NH) | 65 | 125 | 176 | 0.16% | 0.29% | 0.39% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.01% |
Other race alone (NH) | 16 | 34 | 121 | 0.04% | 0.08% | 0.27% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 219 | 353 | 1,264 | 0.55% | 0.81% | 2.81% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,152 | 3,420 | 4,418 | 2.91% | 7.84% | 9.81% |
Total | 39,593 | 43,643 | 45,014 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census of 2020, there were 45,014 people, 16,927 households, and 11,908 families residing in the county.
According to the 2010 United States census, the population identifies by the following ethnicities:
Chilton County is the 23rd-richest county per capita income in Alabama. [13]
As of the census, [14] of 2000, there were 39,593 people, 15,287 households, and 11,342 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile (22 people/km2). There were 17,651 housing units at an average density of 25 units per square mile (9.7 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 86.71% White, 10.61% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.51% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Nearly 2.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 15,287 households, of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. Nearly 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57, and the average family size was 3.00.
25.70% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.
The median household income was $32,588 and the median family income was $39,505. Males had a median income of $31,006 versus $21,275 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,303. About 12.60% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.
Chilton County contains one public school district. There are approximately 7,700 students in public PK-12 schools in Chilton County. [15]
School districts include: [16]
The County Commission is made up of seven members elected by cumulative vote (CV). "Chilton County adopted cumulative voting in 1988 as part of the settlement of a vote dilution lawsuit brought against its previous election system. According to the 1990 Census, African Americans constituted 9.9% of the county's voting age population." Although passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enabled African Americans to register and vote, in Chilton County no African American was elected to the County Commission until the first cumulative voting election, held in 1988. [17]
African Americans in Alabama had been essentially disenfranchised by the 1901 state constitution, which required payment of a poll tax and qualification by a literacy test in order to register to vote. Discriminatory in practice as administered by white officials, this system excluded most blacks from the state's political system for decades in the 20th century before Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965. After that, African Americans were able finally to register and vote in the county and state for the first time since the late 19th century. [17]
In counties in which there is a minority population and members are elected at-large or by single-member districts, minorities may be unable to elect representatives in a system dominated by the majority. The adoption of cumulative voting in Chilton County has enabled the minority to elect candidates of their choice by pooling their votes. Bobby Agee was elected as a Chilton County Commissioner in 1988 and again in the second cumulative voting election in 1992. [17] Cumulative voting depends on a multi-seat election, whether at-large or by district. "The cumulative options provide a minority of voters an opportunity to concentrate their support for a candidate or candidates more effectively than they can under the more traditional voting rules used in this country." [17] In 2014, the county commission had an African-American commissioner among its seven members. However, in 2018, the county commissioners were all white males. [18]
The commission hires a County Administrator to handle daily management of county business.
Chilton County is reliably Republican at the presidential level. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election is Jimmy Carter, who won it by a majority in 1976.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 16,920 | 85.61% | 2,698 | 13.65% | 145 | 0.73% |
2020 | 16,085 | 83.30% | 3,073 | 15.91% | 152 | 0.79% |
2016 | 15,081 | 82.10% | 2,911 | 15.85% | 377 | 2.05% |
2012 | 13,932 | 79.68% | 3,397 | 19.43% | 156 | 0.89% |
2008 | 13,960 | 78.49% | 3,674 | 20.66% | 151 | 0.85% |
2004 | 12,829 | 76.85% | 3,778 | 22.63% | 86 | 0.52% |
2000 | 10,066 | 66.70% | 4,806 | 31.84% | 220 | 1.46% |
1996 | 7,910 | 55.40% | 5,354 | 37.50% | 1,014 | 7.10% |
1992 | 8,126 | 56.17% | 4,946 | 34.19% | 1,396 | 9.65% |
1988 | 8,761 | 69.41% | 3,820 | 30.26% | 42 | 0.33% |
1984 | 8,243 | 70.53% | 2,934 | 25.10% | 511 | 4.37% |
1980 | 6,615 | 57.64% | 4,706 | 41.00% | 156 | 1.36% |
1976 | 4,725 | 45.50% | 5,550 | 53.44% | 110 | 1.06% |
1972 | 7,349 | 82.88% | 1,356 | 15.29% | 162 | 1.83% |
1968 | 1,602 | 18.00% | 566 | 6.36% | 6,734 | 75.65% |
1964 | 5,202 | 75.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,645 | 24.03% |
1960 | 3,201 | 63.93% | 1,798 | 35.91% | 8 | 0.16% |
1956 | 3,139 | 60.98% | 1,891 | 36.73% | 118 | 2.29% |
1952 | 2,563 | 52.91% | 2,269 | 46.84% | 12 | 0.25% |
1948 | 1,584 | 44.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,985 | 55.62% |
1944 | 1,385 | 41.02% | 1,984 | 58.77% | 7 | 0.21% |
1940 | 1,995 | 41.99% | 2,746 | 57.80% | 10 | 0.21% |
1936 | 1,469 | 36.23% | 2,565 | 63.26% | 21 | 0.52% |
1932 | 1,532 | 47.09% | 1,664 | 51.15% | 57 | 1.75% |
1928 | 3,186 | 69.37% | 1,402 | 30.52% | 5 | 0.11% |
1924 | 1,595 | 63.19% | 848 | 33.60% | 81 | 3.21% |
1920 | 2,273 | 69.11% | 962 | 29.25% | 54 | 1.64% |
1916 | 1,363 | 59.31% | 881 | 38.34% | 54 | 2.35% |
1912 | 140 | 6.23% | 880 | 39.18% | 1,226 | 54.59% |
1908 | 890 | 54.87% | 656 | 40.44% | 76 | 4.69% |
1904 | 648 | 39.11% | 738 | 44.54% | 271 | 16.35% |
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