Madison County, Alabama

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Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville
Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Huntsville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
100 North Side Square
Huntsville, AL 35801-4800
Foundation : December 13, 1808
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 334,811  (2010)
Population density : 160.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2105 km²
Water surface : 21 km²
map
Map of Madison County within Alabama
Website : www.co.madison.al.us

The Madison County is a county in the US state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is in Huntsville .

geography

The county is located in the far north of Alabama, borders Tennessee, and has an area of ​​2105 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Jackson County , Marshall County , Morgan County, and Limestone County .

history

Madison County was formed by Robert Williams , governor of Mississippi Territory on December 13, 1808 from former land of the Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians. It was named after President James Madison . The district capital Huntsville was also the capital of Alabama until 1819.

Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand (2014)

85 structures and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 4, 2020, six of which have the status of a National Historic Landmark . Five of the landmarks are related to the Marshall Space Flight Center such as the Propulsion and Structural Test Facility , the Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand and the Saturn V Space Vehicle .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1810 4699 -
1820 17,481 272%
1830 27,990 60.1%
1840 25,706 -8.2%
1850 26,427 2.8%
1860 26,451 0.1%
1870 31,267 18.2%
1880 37,625 20.3%
1890 38.119 1.3%
1900 43,702 14.6%
1910 47,041 7.6%
1920 51,268 9%
1930 64,623 26%
1940 66,317 2.6%
1950 72.903 9.9%
1960 117,348 61%
1970 186,540 59%
1980 196.966 5.6%
1990 238.912 21.3%
2000 276,700 15.8%
2010 334.811 21%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Madison County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Huntsville Botanical Garden
Wild spring flowers in Madison County

Madison County had a population of 276,700 people as of the 2000 census . 7,258 of these people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 109,955 households and 75,319 families. The population density was 133 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 72.06 percent white, 22.78 percent African American, 0.77 percent Native American, 1.86 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.59 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.89 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.89 percent of the population.

Of the 109,955 households, 33.0 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 53.4 percent, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 31.5 percent were not families, 27.2 percent of all households were single households and 7.4 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00 people.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.4 percent between 18 and 24, 31.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 44,704 , and the median income for a family is $ 54,360. Males had a median income of $ 40,779 versus $ 26,534 for females. The per capita income was $ 23,091. 8.1 percent of families and 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Worth seeing

The Redstone Arsenal is a US Army site. It is known today primarily by Headquartered here Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA . The name Redstone is derived from the predominantly red earth in the area.
Huntsville is home to the Huntsville Botanical Garden , a 453,000 m² botanical garden .

Places in Madison 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. ↑ GNIS-ID: 161570. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Madison County at alabama.gov
  3. ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
    Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  7. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  8. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  9. ↑ Madison County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

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

Coordinates: 34 ° 46 ′  N , 86 ° 33 ′  W