Lowndes County, Alabama
Founding: 1830 Parent counties: Butler, Dallas, and Montgomery Namesake: William Lowndes, South Carolina politician Seat: Hayneville (1831–) Land area: 716 square miles Population (2020): 10,311 Population (historic): 9,410 (1830); 25,719 (1870); 31,550 (1890); 31,894 (1910); 22,878 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1860; 1870s; 1890s Subdivisions: Seven towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 159 (3%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 6.8% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 68.6% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 63.1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $282 Average outbuilding value (1930): $142 Housing in poor condition (1940): 54.1% Average farmhouse size (1940): 2.8 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,118 Average farm size (1920): 35.8 acres ____________________________________________________________________________...