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Marion County, Alabama
Marion County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hamilton
Year Organized: 1818
Square Miles: 742 |
Court House: PO Box 460
Hamilton, AL 35570-0460
Phone: (205)921-3172
Fax: (205)921-5109
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Named: The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina. State & County QuickFacts: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01/01093.html
History
Marion County, Alabama
Formed by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on, 1818 Feb. 13. It is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the State of Mississippi. It encompasses 743 square miles. The county was named for General Francis Marion of South Carolina. The county seat was established in Hamilton in 1820. Other significant towns include Winfield, Brilliant and Hackleburg.
According to the census of 2000, there were 31,214 people, 12,697 households, and 9,040 families living in the county. The population density was 16/km˛ (42/mi˛). There were 14,416 housing units at an average density of 8/km˛ (19/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county was 94.76% White, 3.63% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 12,697 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $27,475, and the median income for a family was $34,359. Males had a median income of $26,913 versus $19,022 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,321. About 12.00% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 20.00% of that age 65 or over.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Franklin County
- East: Winston County
- Southeast: Walker County; Fayette County
- Southwest: Lamar County; Monroe County, Miss.
- Northwest: Itawamba County, Miss.
Cities:
- Bear Creek
- Bexar
- Brilliant
- Guin
- Hackleburg
- Hamilton (County Seat)
- Winfield
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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