Walker County, Alabama

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Walker County Courthouse
Walker County Courthouse
administration
US state : Alabama
Administrative headquarters : Jasper
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1447
Jasper, AL 35502-1447
Foundation : December 26, 1823
Area code : 001 205
Demographics
Residents : 67,023  (2010)
Population density : 32.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2086 km²
Water surface : 28 km²
map
Map of Walker County within Alabama
Website : www.walkercounty.com

The Walker County is a county in the state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Jasper .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Alabama and has an area of ​​2086 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Cullman County , Blount County , Jefferson County , Tuscaloosa County , Fayette County , Marion County, and Winston County .

history

Walker County was formed on December 26, 1823. It was named after the politician John Williams Walker . Walker was a member of the State Legislature of the Alabama Territory and then a delegate to the constitutional convention of the state. From 1819 to 1823 he was a member of the United States Senate . Walker's district capital is Jasper, named after William Jasper , a non-commissioned officer in the Continental Army who became famous during the American Revolutionary War.

Bankhead House (1993)

Seven structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of April 14, 2020, including Bankhead House , Boshell's Mill, and Jasper Downtown Historic District .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1830 2202 -
1840 4032 83.1%
1850 5124 27.1%
1860 7980 55.7%
1870 6543 -18%
1880 9479 44.9%
1890 16,078 69.6%
1900 25.162 56.5%
1910 37.013 47.1%
1920 50,593 36.7%
1930 59,445 17.5%
1940 64.201 8th %
1950 63,769 -0.7%
1960 54.211 -15%
1970 56,246 3.8%
1980 68,660 22.1%
1990 67,670 -1.4%
2000 70.713 4.5%
2010 67.023 -5.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 2010

Walker County Age Pyramid

Walker County's population was 70,713 according to the 2000 census . Of these, 1,021 people lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 28,364 households and 20,478 families. The population density was 34 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 92.15 percent white, 6.17 percent African American, 0.28 percent Native American, 0.20 percent Asian, 0.02 percent from the Pacific island area and 0.31 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.86 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.86 percent of the population.

Of the 28,364 households, 30.7 percent had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 56.3 percent, 11.9 percent were single mothers, 27.8 percent were non-families, 25.3 percent of all households were single households and 11.2 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.93.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.6 percent between 18 and 24, 28.0 percent between 25 and 44, 25.1 percent between 45 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 89.8 males.

The median income for a household in the 29,076 USD , and the median income for a family 35,221 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,242 versus $ 20,089 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,546. 13.2 percent of families and 16.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Walker County

See also

Web links

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

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: 161589. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Walker County at alabama.gov . Retrieved February 12, 2011
  3. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 315.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 14, 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. ^ Extract from census.gov.Retrieved March 31, 2012
  9. Jump up ↑ Walker County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 33 ° 48 ′  N , 87 ° 18 ′  W