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The area which now
composes Covington County,
Alabama, was originally inhabited by the Creek
Indians. There are Indian
mounds, arrowheads and other relics to be
found here. The county is located in
South Alabama.
Ponce de Leon
came into Covington County in his quest
for the Fountain of Youth. DeSoto
explored Covington County in the course
of conquest and the Spanish established a
little settlement on the Conecuh River
which came to be known as Montezuma.
After the War of 1812, Andrew
Jackson, legend has it, came
from South Carolina and traveled through
this area in route to New Orleans. He cut
three notches on trees as he passed
through this wilderness to enable him to
find his way back. Andalusia has an East
Three Notch Street and a South
Three Notch Street. Troy has a North
Three Notch Street and a South Three
Notch Street. These streets are supposed
to lie on the famous “Three Notch
Trail.”
The State of Alabama was admitted to
the Union in 1819. Covington was made a
county by the Legislature in 1821. It was
created from Henry County. This new
county was named in honor of Brigadier
General Leonard Wailes Covington
who was killed in the War of 1812. He was
a native of Maryland. At that time,
Covington embraced several other
counties, but through the years has been
reduced to its present size by the
carving out of Dale and Geneva Counties.
White settlers came to what is now
Covington County in the year 1816. An
early settlement was near Green Bay. The
settlers came from Georgia on ox wagons.
Another settlement was near Rose Hill,
settled by the people from North and
South Carolina. The earliest church was
established near Rose Hill in 1823 and
was called the Macedonia Church. The
earliest settlement was on the Conecuh
River, four miles west of what is now
Andalusia. This community was the first
county seat and a post office called
Montezuma was established in 1829. There
was river traffic from Pensacola to
Montezuma in those days.
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Population (year 2000): 8,794
Males: 4,026 (45.8%), Females: 4,768
(54.2%)
Elevation: 300 feet
County: Covington
Land area: 18.9 square miles
Zip code: 36420
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income:
$26,856 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in
Andalusia:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
- Black (24.5%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.4%), Irish (8.1%), English (6.5%),
German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%), French (2.0%).
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For population 25
years and over in Andalusia
- High school or higher: 70.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 9.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in
Andalusia city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.3% Foreign born
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| Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (73.9 miles, pop. 57,737).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (74.1 miles, pop.
201,568).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (621.0 miles, pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Heath, AL (3.4
miles), River Falls, AL (4.9 miles), Sanford, AL (6.1 miles), Carolina, AL (6.1 miles), Gantt, AL (6.8 miles), Babbie, AL (11.0 miles), Red Level, AL (11.3 miles), Horn Hill, AL (12.0 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $102,200
- 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $95,100
- 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $73,400
- 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $138,000
- 2000: 14 buildings, average cost: $109,900
- 2001: 14 buildings, average cost: $109,900
- 2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $93,800
Area code: 334
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (22.9%), Manufacturing (11.8%), Retail trade
(11.6%).
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Crime in Andalusia (2001):
- 1 murder (11.4 per 100,000)
- 8 rapes (91.0 per 100,000)
- 6 robberies (68.2 per 100,000)
- 22 assaults (250.2 per 100,000)
- 113 burglaries (1285.0 per 100,000)
- 428 larceny counts (4867.0 per 100,000)
- 17 auto thefts (193.3 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 418.4 (higher means more crime, US average =
330.6)
Hospital/medical center in Andalusia:
- ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (849 SOUTH THREE NOTCH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Andalusia:
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; OPP, AL)
- FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FLORALA, AL)
- ELBA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; ELBA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Andalusia:
- HURLBURT FIELD (about 63 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID: HRT)
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 69 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 73 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Andalusia:
- ANDALUSIA-OPP (about 7 miles; ANDALUSIA/OPP, AL; ID: 79J)
- FLORALA MUNI (about 23 miles; FLORALA, AL; ID: 0J4)
- CARL FOLSOM (about 29 miles; ELBA, AL; ID: 14J)
College/University in Andalusia:
- LURLEEN B WALLACE JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 666;
Location: HWY 84 E; Public; Website: lbw.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Andalusia:
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time
enrollment: 9,143)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT
enrollment: 3,374)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 67 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment:
3,677)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment:
4,359)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 74 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT
enrollment: 126,963)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 74 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT
enrollment: 6,282)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 75 miles; DOTHAN, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,703)
Public high school in Andalusia:
- STRAUGHN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 525; Location: RT 10 BOX 310; Grades:
07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Andalusia:
- ANDALUSIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 864; Location: 1501 WEST
BYPASS; Grades: KG - 05)
- STRAUGHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 594; Location: RT 10 BOX 310;
Grades: PK - 06)
- PLEASANT HOME SCHOOL (Students: 562; Location: RT 7 BOX 110; Grades:
KG - 12)
- ANDALUSIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 530; Location: 701 3RD ST; Grades:
06 - 12)
- ANDALUSIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 404; Location: 1201 C C BAKER AVE;
Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Andalusia:
- ANDALUSIA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $177,425; Location: 212
SOUTH THREE NOTCH STREET; 39,889 books; 594 audio materials; 600 video
materials; 98 serial subscriptions)
Andalusia compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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