Marshall County, Alabama

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Marshall County Courthouse
Marshall County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Guntersville
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
424 Blount Avenue
Guntersville, AL 35976-1102
Foundation : January 9, 1836
Area code : 001 256
Demographics
Residents : 93,019  (2010)
Population density : 63.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1614 km²
Water surface : 145 km²
map
Map of Marshall County within Alabama
Website : www.marshallco.org

Marshall County is a county in the state of Alabama in the United States . The county seat is in Guntersville . The county is part of the dry counties , which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.

geography

The county is located in northern Alabama, about 70 km to the north from Tennessee , about 80 km to the east from Georgia , and has an area of ​​1,614 square kilometers, of which 145 square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Jackson County , DeKalb County , Etowah County , Blount County , Cullman County , Morgan County, and Madison County .

history

Marshall County was formed on January 9, 1836. It was named after Alabama Attorney General John Marshall . The first district capital was Claysville, from 1838 Marshall, from 1841 Warrenton and from 1848 Guntersville.

Chapel on the Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School campus (2017)

15 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 5, 2020, including the Downtown Guntersville Historic District , the Kate Duncan Smith Daughters of the American Revolution School and the US Post Office Albertville .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 7553 -
1850 8846 17.1%
1860 11,472 29.7%
1870 9871 -14%
1880 14,585 47.8%
1890 18,935 29.8%
1900 23,289 23%
1910 28,553 22.6%
1920 32,669 14.4%
1930 39,802 21.8%
1940 42,395 6.5%
1950 45,090 6.4%
1960 48,018 6.5%
1970 54.211 12.9%
1980 65,622 21%
1990 70,832 7.9%
2000 82,231 16.1%
2010 93,019 13.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Marshall County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Cathedral Caverns in the Gunters Mountains , recorded as a National Natural Landmark
The US Highway 431 on the Tennessee River in Guntersville

Marshall County's population was 82,231 as of the 2000 census . Of these, 972 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 32,547 households and 23,531 families. The population density was 56 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 93.38 percent white, 1.47 percent African American, 0.53 percent Native American, 0.24 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.24 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.09 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.66 percent of the population were Anic or Latino of any race.

Of the 32,547 households, 32.4 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 57.8 percent, 10.7 percent were single mothers, 27.7 percent were not families, 24.6 percent of all households were single households and 10.9 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96 people.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.5 percent between 18 and 24 years old, 29.0 percent between 25 and 44 years, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 years old, and 14.2 percent were 65 years or older older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the 32,167 USD , and the median income for a family 38,788 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,500 versus $ 20,807 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,089. 11.7 percent of families and 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Marshall County

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: 161574. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Marshall County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  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 5, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 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. ^ Marshall County, Alabama , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Marshall County, Alabama  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 22 ′  N , 86 ° 18 ′  W