27-797: Hale House is the name of several buildings. Stephen Fowler Hale House , Eutaw, Alabama Hale House, Hoover, Alabama, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Hale House (Los Angeles, California) Nathan Hale Homestead , Coventry, Connecticut, also called the Deacon Richard Hale House Dr. Elizur Hale House , Glastonbury, Connecticut Hale-Byrnes House , Stanton, Delaware Hale House (University of Chicago) , Chicago, Illinois John Hale House , Beverly, Massachusetts Edward Everett Hale House , Boston, Massachusetts Rosemont (Woodville, Mississippi) , also called
54-568: A property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eutaw, Alabama Eutaw ( / ˈ j uː t ɔː / YOO -taw ) is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Alabama , United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 2,937. The city was named in honor of the Battle of Eutaw Springs , the last engagement of
81-487: Is 27 miles (43 km) to the northwest via Highway 14. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , Eutaw has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.1 km ), of which 11.9 square miles (30.9 km ) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km ), or 0.63%, is water. The center of town is 3 miles (5 km) west of the Black Warrior River , accessible to boats at Finches Ferry Public Use Area. The climate in this area
108-498: Is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Eutaw has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 2,937 people, 1,041 households, and 551 families residing in the town. At the 2010 census there were 2,934 people in 1,203 households, including 760 families, in
135-448: Is located east of the center of Greene County. U.S. Routes 11 and 43 pass through the center of town. The highways enter together from the northeast as Tuscaloosa Street; US 11 exits the city to the west as Boligee Street, while US 43 leaves to the south as Demopolis Highway. Alabama State Route 14 passes through the city as Greensboro Street to the southeast and Mesopotamia Street to the northwest. Interstates 20 and 59 run through
162-424: The 2000 census there were 1,878 people in 778 households, including 504 families, in the city. The population density was 411.1 inhabitants per square mile (158.7/km ). There were 899 housing units at an average density of 196.8 per square mile (76.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 33.01% White, 66.03% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races. 0.37% of
189-624: The American Revolutionary War in the Carolinas . Eutaw was laid out in December 1838 at the time that Greene County voters chose to relocate the county seat from Erie , which was located on the Black Warrior River . It was incorporated by an act of the state legislature on January 2, 1841. As the county seat, Eutaw also developed as the trading center for the county, which developed an economy based on cultivation and processing of cotton,
216-562: The Greene County Courthouse Square District is a listed historic district in the heart of downtown. A nearby property, Everhope Plantation , is also listed in the register. During the Reconstruction Era , Eutaw was the site of a number of Klan murders and acts by insurgents. The county courthouse was burned in 1868; the prevailing theory for the burning of the courthouse is that it was intended to destroy
243-767: The Hale Farm and Village Kearns-Hale House , Zanesville, Ohio, listed on the NRHP Hale House (South Kingstown, Rhode Island) Hale–Elmore–Seibels House , Columbia, South Carolina Patterson Hotel (Watertown, Tennessee) , also called the Hale House Stephen G. Bourne House , Fries, Virginia, also called the Bourne-Hale House Captain Calvin and Pamela Hale House , Olympia, Washington Dr. James W. Hale House , Princeton, West Virginia Henry Fiedler House , Orion, Wisconsin, also called
270-755: The Hale-Jarvis-Trotter House , is a historic structure in Eutaw , Alabama . The house was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on November 30, 1977, and subsequently placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 2, 1982, due to its architectural significance. It is a part of the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw Thematic Resource . This article about
297-711: The Nashville Student Movement and Mississippi movement, Bevel initiated, planned, and directed the strategies for the 1963 Birmingham Children's Crusade , the 1965 Selma to Montgomery march , and the 1966 Chicago Open Housing Movement . Eutaw is home to the Roman Catholic Convent of Our Lady of Consolata, the Consolata Sisters, a small monastery for nuns in West Alabama. They are known throughout Greene County for their humanitarian efforts. Eutaw
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#1732898460122324-545: The Ellen Hale House, listed on the NRHP See also [ edit ] Hale Park , Hampshire, England Hale Manor , Isle of Wight, England Hales Mansion , Oklahoma City Joseph Haile House , Providence, Rhode Island Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hale House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
351-578: The Hale House William Hale House , Dover, New Hampshire Dinsmoor–Hale House , Keene, New Hampshire Hale House, Elizabethtown, New York, part of the Hand–Hale Historic District Hale House Center , New York, New York, founded by Clara Hale Elijah Hale Residence , Bath Township, Ohio, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Jonathan Hale House, Bath Township, Ohio, part of
378-468: The age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 28.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were non-families. 34.2% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.10. The age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age
405-594: The chief commodity crop in the antebellum years. The crop was lucrative for major planters, who depended on the labor of enslaved African Americans and built fine homes in the city. Many have been preserved. Eutaw has twenty-seven antebellum structures on the National Register of Historic Places . Twenty-three of these are included in the Antebellum Homes in Eutaw multiple property submission . The Coleman-Banks House , Old Greene County Courthouse , First Presbyterian Church , and Kirkwood are listed individually. Additionally,
432-479: The city was $ 14,573. About 24.7% of families and 28.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 39.4% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over. Eutaw is the home town of the protagonist in the 2004 Old Crow Medicine Show song "Big Time in the Jungle" . The band also released a 2001 album entitled Eutaw . In addition, the town's name is referenced in the song "Don't Ride That Horse," among
459-434: The city. The population density was 408.3 inhabitants per square mile (157.6/km ). There were 1,355 housing units at an average density of 294.6 per square mile (113.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 80.2% Black or African American, 18.1% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races. 1.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,203 households 25.6% had children under
486-685: The county courthouse. Most blacks did not vote in the fall's election, which helped the Democratic candidate for governor. The use of violence and intimidation of blacks continued across Alabama in the Post-Reconstruction era. Lynchings took place in the state, but none were documented in Greene County during this period, according to a 2015 report by the Equal Justice Initiative . This may be attributable to local officials enforcing
513-427: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hale_House&oldid=1239337239 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Stephen Fowler Hale House The Stephen Fowler Hale House , also known as
540-559: The mob at gunpoint, and took Jones back to Greene County. Agriculture continues to dominate the county's economy. Now conducted on an industrial scale, it has reduced the need for farm workers. Unemployment is high in the rural county. James Bevel , the main strategist and architect of the Civil Rights Movement , was buried in Ancestors Village Cemetery in Eutaw on December 29, 2008. In addition to his early work in
567-415: The northwest corner of the city, with access from Exit 40 (Highway 14), 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the center of town. Tuscaloosa is 34 miles (55 km) to the northeast via Interstate 20/59, and Meridian, Mississippi , is 60 miles (97 km) to the southwest. Demopolis is 24 miles (39 km) south via US 43, Greensboro is 21 miles (34 km) to the southeast via Highway 14, and Aliceville
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#1732898460122594-404: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 778 households 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 21.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 33.5% of households were one person and 15.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size
621-516: The records of some 1,800 suits by freedmen against planters, which were about to be prosecuted. On March 31, 1870, the Republican county solicitor, Alexander Boyd , was shot and killed at his hotel when resisting being taken by a masked group of armed Klan members. (An early-20th century historian of the Klan claimed the group was from Mississippi. ) That same night, James Martin, a black Republican leader,
648-456: The rule of law. On May 16, 1892, Sheriff Cullen and Deputy Sheriff E. C. Meredith of Greene County, with aid of a posse, distinguished themselves by going into Pickens County after a lynch mob of about 50 men. The mob had taken African-American suspect Jim Jones from the Greene County jail, saying they were going to hang him in Carrollton for an alleged crime there. Cullen and his posse confronted
675-461: Was 2.95. The age distribution was 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% 65 or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.9 males. The median household income was $ 23,056 and the median family income was $ 32,946. Males had a median income of $ 30,284 versus $ 18,869 for females. The per capita income for
702-480: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.5 males. The median household income was $ 29,196 and the median family income was $ 39,722. Males had a median income of $ 43,125 versus $ 28,077 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,126. About 27.4% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 38.7% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over. At
729-458: Was killed near his home in Union, Alabama , also in Greene County. In the fall of 1870, in the run-up to the gubernatorial election , two more black Republican politicians were killed in Greene County. On October 25, 1870, whites attacked a Republican rally in the courthouse square that had attracted 2,000 black Republicans. The Eutaw massacre resulted in four black deaths and some 54 wounded outside
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