| Overview |
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Crenshaw County bears the name of Andrew Crenshaw, a distinguished South Carolinian who settled
in neighboring Butler County in the early 1800s. The county was created by act of the state general assembly on
November 24, 1866. The county seat of Luverne, with a 1996 population of
2,469, |
| is the
county's largest city. Other incorporated places are Brantley, Dozier, Glenwood, Petrey, and Rutledge.
Crenshaw County is not part of a metropolitan area. Its 1996 population of 13,514 ranked 61st in the state.
The largest industries in 1995 were wholesale trade, 14.5 percent of earnings; services, 13.8 percent; and nondurable
goods manufacturing, 12.6 percent. Of the industries that accounted for at least 5 percent of earnings in 1995, the fastest growing was
transportation and public utilities (5.8 percent of earnings in 1995), which increased 28.6 percent.
Sources: Bureau of Economic
Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. Foscue, Virginia O., Place Names in Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 1989.
Graves, John Temple, ed., The Book of Alabama and the South, Protective Life Insurance Co., Birmingham, 1933. U.S. Bureau of the
Census, Estimates Division. |
| Population Trends |
|
|
Total Population |
Number Change |
Percent Change |
| 1990 |
13,635 |
|
|
| 1995 |
13,520 |
-115 |
-0.8 |
| 1997 |
13,645 |
125 |
|
| 2000 |
14,030 |
510 |
3.8 |
| 2005 |
14,374 |
344 |
2.4 |
| 2010 |
14,820 |
446 |
3.1 |
| 2015 |
15,302 |
482 |
3.3 |
| Households
and Income |
|
|
Total |
Percent |
| Number
of Households, 1990 |
5,262 |
100 |
| Single
Person Households |
1,407 |
26.7 |
| Family
Households |
|
|
| Married
Couple Families |
2,870 |
54.5 |
| Male
householders |
169 |
3.2 |
| Female
householders |
747 |
14.2 |
| Nonfamily
Households |
69 |
1.3 |
| Persons
Per Household, 1990 |
2.56 |
|
| Median
Family Income, 1997 |
$28,200 |
|
| Per
Capita Income, 1996 |
$16,723 |
|
| Average
Wage per Job, 1995 |
$16,920 |
|
| Sources:
1990 Census of Population and Housing, U.S. Department of HUD, and
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. |
|
| Educational
Attainment |
|
| Persons
Aged 25 Years and Older: 8,797
Source: 1990 Census of
Population and Housing. |
| Tax
Rates |
|
| Ad
valorem tax rate (mills) |
| Alabama |
3.5 |
| Crenshaw
County |
21.5 |
| City of
Luverne |
5.0 |
| School |
11.0 |
| Sales
tax percent (gross receipts) |
| Alabama |
4.0 |
| Crenshaw
County |
2.0 |
| City
of Luverne |
1.0 |
| Note:
Within the county there may be additional municipal taxes. |
| Source:
Alabama League of Municipalities, Information Bulletin, no.
13-8, October 1995. |
|
| Retail
Trade |
|
|
|
| Retail
Sales, 1996 (Thousands of Dollars) |
| Retail
Total |
54,679 |
| Food |
23,684 |
| General
merchandise |
3,871 |
| Apparel |
621 |
| Furniture,
furnishings, etc. |
1,009 |
| Automotive |
8,623 |
| Gasoline
service stations |
726 |
| Lumber
and building mat's |
4,157 |
| Hardware
and farm impl's |
465 |
| Eating
places |
5,758 |
| Drug
stores |
154 |
| All
other retail |
2,150 |
| Non-retail
and Unclassified |
3,461 |
| Retail
Sales per Person, 1996 |
| Crenshaw
County |
4,046 |
| Alabama |
8,072 |
| Source:
Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama |
|
| Transportation
Facts |
|
| Highway
Mileage |
| State System |
100 |
| County
System |
735 |
| Highways:
Twenty miles (20) to US Hwy 231; twenty-four miles (24) to
I-65; forty-eight miles (48) to I-85. |
| Source:
Alabama Department of Transportation, 1996. |
| |
| State
Licensed Airports |
| Number |
1 |
| Largest
Airport |
Luverne |
| Longest
Runway (feet) |
4,640 x 80 |
| Runway Lights |
dusk to dawn |
| Commercial
Air Service |
| Montgomery,
Al
Distance: 45 miles |
| Major
Carriers: |
| American
Eagle |
| ASA |
| Delta |
| Northwest
Airlink |
| Railroads |
|
Nearest service ten
(10) miles
|
| Source:
Alabama Department of Aeronautics, Aeronautical Chart 1997 - 1998. |
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| Economic Structure |
|
| Labor Force Estimates, Nov., 2000 |
Civilian Labor Force
Employment
Wage & Salary
Goods Producing
Manufacturing
Services producing
Unemployed |
5,160
4,770
3,630
1,200
990
2,440
390 |
| Unemployment Rate, Nov., 2000 est. |
United States
Alabama
Crenshaw County |
4.0%
4.70%
7.5% |
Industry Share of Total Employment,
1995
Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations |
| Cities and Towns |
|
| Cities |
Population |
|
1990 |
1996 |
| Brantley |
1,015 |
925 |
| Dozier |
483 |
462 |
| Glenwood |
208 |
202 |
| Luverne |
2,555 |
2,469 |
| Petrey |
80 |
76 |
| Rutledge |
473 |
484 |
Sources: 1990 Census of Population and
Housing, and Alabama State Data Center, The University of Alabama. |
| Occupational
Distribution |
|
| Employed
Persons 16 Years and Over: |
5,479 |
|
Percent of Total |
| Executive,
administrative, managerial |
6.8 |
| Professional
specialty |
8.3 |
| Technologists,
technicians incl. health |
2.4 |
| Sales |
9.5 |
| Admin.
support, including clerical |
9.3 |
| Private
household occupations |
1.1 |
| Protective
service occupations |
0.5 |
| Other
service occupations |
8.5 |
| Farming,
forestry, fisheries |
8.3 |
| Mechanics
and repairers |
5.7 |
| Construction
trades |
3.0 |
| Precision
production occupations |
2.9 |
| Machine
operators, tenders, excl. precision |
14.9 |
| Fabricators,
assemblers, inspectors |
4.0 |
| Transportation
occupations |
7.3 |
| Material
moving equipment opersators |
2.3 |
| Handlers,
equip. cleaners, helpers, laborers |
5.1 |
| Source:
1990 Census of Population and Housing |
|
| Labor
Market Data |
|
| Workers
Living in Crenshaw County: 5,420 |
| Working
in |
Percent of Total* |
| Luverne city |
34.1 |
| Remainder of
Crenshaw County |
30.2 |
| Montgomery
city |
12.5 |
| Remainder of
Montgomery County |
2.0 |
| Troy city |
5.1 |
| Remainder of
Pike County |
2.3 |
| Opp city |
1.7 |
| Remainder of
Covington County |
3.0 |
| Greenville
city |
3.0 |
| Remainder
of Butler County |
0.8 |
| *Percent
does not add up to 100 because not all work destinations are listed. |
| Average
Travel Time to Work: 24.3 minutes |
| Source:
1990 Census of Population and Housing |
|
| Selected
Wage Rates |
|
|
(wage/hour) |
| Assemblers
expt Mach., Elect., & Precision |
8.37 |
| Automotive
Mechanics |
11.94 |
| Bookkeeping,
Acct., & Auditing Clerks |
9.47 |
| Cashiers |
5.46 |
| Comp.
Operators, expt Peripheral Equip. |
10.70 |
| Cooks,
Restaurant |
5.98 |
| Drafters |
14.24 |
| Electricians |
12.76 |
| Supervisors
of Helpers and Laborers |
11.46 |
| General
Office Clerks |
8.25 |
| Guards
and Watch Guards |
6.80 |
| Janitors
and Cleaners |
5.86 |
| Maids
and Housekeeping Cleaners |
5.35 |
| Maintenance
Repairers, General Utility |
10.29 |
| Payroll
and Timekeeping Clerks |
9.92 |
| Purchasing
Managers |
18.22 |
| Receptionists
and Information Clerks |
6.98 |
| Salespersons,
Retail |
8.28 |
| Secretaries,
expt Legal and Medical |
9.33 |
| Truck
Drivers, Light |
8.31 |
| Note:
These wage rates are the median listed with the Alabama Employment
Service. They are not to be construed as the prevailing wage. |
| Source:
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, R&S Divisioin. 1996
Alabama Wage Survey. |
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| Navigable
Waterways |
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| Luverne/Crenshaw
Industrial Park |
|
Highway 331 Luverne, Al; Crenshaw County
Comments: Tenants include
Sister Schubert's Homemade Rolls.
Site Information:
| Total Acres: 125
ac. |
Available: 115 ac. |
| Largest Contiguous
Tract: |
86.0 ac. |
| Smallest Contiguous
Tract: |
5.0 ac. |
| Topography:
FLAT |
Fire Rating: 5 |
| Protective Covenants? |
YES |
| Environmental Data
Available? |
YES |
| Soils Data Available? |
YES |
| Zoning: |
Heavy Industrial |
| Sprinklers? |
NO |
| Sale Price: |
$4,000/acre |
| Date
Quoted: 03/24/01 |
Negotiable?
YES |
| Utilities: |
| Electricity |
|
| City of Luverne |
|
| Natural Gas |
|
| SE Alabama Gas
District |
4 inch main |
| Water and Sanitation |
|
| City of Luverne |
10 inch main |
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