Dallas County, Alabama

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Dallas County Courthouse
Dallas County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Selma
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 987
Selma, AL 36702-0987
Foundation : February 9, 1818
Area code : 001 334
Demographics
Residents : 43,820  (2010)
Population density : 17.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2573 km²
Water surface : 33 km²
map
Map of Dallas County within Alabama

The Dallas County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Selma .

geography

The county is located southwest of the geographic center of Alabama and has an area of ​​2573 square kilometers, of which 33 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Chilton County , Autauga County , Lowndes County , Wilcox County , Marengo County, and Perry County .

history

Former Dallas County Courthouse in Selma

Dallas County was formed on February 9, 1818 by the State Legislature of the Alabama Territory from an area that had been bought in 1814 by the Muskogee . It was named after Alexander J. Dallas , who was US Treasury Secretary from 1814 to 1816 . The first district capital was Cahaba, which was then also the capital of Alabama, but lost its importance when it was replaced by Tuscaloosa as the capital of the state. In 1866 Selma became the new county seat.

The Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church has been a National Historic Landmark since December 1997.

32 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 1, 2020), with the Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church and Edmund Pettus Bridge having the status of National Historic Landmarks .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1820 6003 -
1830 14,017 133.5%
1840 25.199 79.8%
1850 29,727 18%
1860 33,625 13.1%
1870 40,705 21.1%
1880 48,433 19%
1890 49,350 1.9%
1900 54,657 10.8%
1910 53,401 -2.3%
1920 54,697 2.4%
1930 55.094 0.7%
1940 55,245 0.3%
1950 56,270 1.9%
1960 56,667 0.7%
1970 55,296 -2.4%
1980 53,981 -2.4%
1990 48,130 -10.8%
2000 46,365 -3.7%
2010 43,820 -5.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Dallas County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Former main building of the Centenary Institute

As of the 2000 census , Dallas County had a population of 46,365. 539 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 17,841 households and 12,488 families. The population density was 18 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 35.58 percent white, 63.26 percent African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.35 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.14 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.55 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.63 percent of the population.

Of the 17,841 households, 33.5 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 40.4 percent, 25.4 percent were single mothers, 30.0 percent were not families, 27.8 percent of all households were single households and 11.6 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15.

28.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24, 26.2 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.9 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 83.5 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the 23,370 USD , and the median income for a family 29,906 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,568 versus $ 18,683 for females. The per capita income was $ 13,638. 27.2 percent of families and 31.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Dallas County

See also

literature

  • Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
  • Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dallas County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  2. ↑ Dallas County at Alabama.gov ( March 28, 2014 memento in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Dallas County in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
    Alabama Territorial Legislature in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
    Selma in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
    Cahaba in the Encyclopedia of Alabama, accessed May 5, 2020.
  4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed May 5, 2020.
  5. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 1, 2020.
  6. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  7. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ^ Population of Dallas County - Alabama
  9. ↑ Extract from census.gov
  10. ^ Population of Dallas County - Alabama

Web links

Commons : Dallas County, Alabama  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 32 ° 19 ′  N , 87 ° 6 ′  W