Hale County, Alabama
Founding: 1867 Parent counties: Greene, Marengo, Perry, and Tuscaloosa Namesake: Stephen Hale, Alabama politician Seat: Greensboro (1867–) Land area: 644 square miles Population (2020): 14,785 Population (historic): 21,792 (1870); 31,011 (1900); 26,265 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1890s; 1990s Subdivisions: One city; three towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 442 (5.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 10.5% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 61.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 32.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $286 Average outbuilding value (1930): $123 Average farmhouse size (1940): 3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 3,816 Average farm size (1920): 41.6 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Greensboro Namesake: Nathanael Greene, Continental Army general Founding: 18...