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Alabama Counties

Alabama currently has sixty-seven counties. The oldest county, Washington, was created on June 4, 1800, when what is now Alabama was then part of the Mississippi Territory. The newest county is Houston, created on February 9, 1903.

In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36, with Indians still occupying land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903.

Marshall County, Alabama

Marshall County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Guntersville
Year Organized: 1836
Square Miles: 567

Court House:

424 Blount Avenue
County Courthouse
Guntersville, AL 35976-1102

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Named after the honor Chief Justice John Marshall.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Marshall County, Alabama

On Jan. 9 1836, and named after the honor Chief Justice John Marshall. The county is located in the northeastern part of the state on the Appalachian ridge. It encompasses 567 square miles. The Tennessee River cuts through the northern part of the county, creating Guntersville Lake.

The county seat was established in 1836 at Claysville, moved to Marshall in 1838, to Warrenton in 1841, and finally located at Guntersville in 1848. Other towns in the county include Arab, Albertville and Boaz.

According to the census of 2000, there were 82,231 people, 32,547 households, and 23,531 families living in the county. The population density was 56/km² (145/mi²). There were 36,331 housing units at an average density of 25/km² (64/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.38% White, 1.47% Black or African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.24% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 5.66% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 32,547 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 94.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,167, and the median income for a family was $38,788. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $20,807 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,089. About 11.70% of families and 14.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.90% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of that age 65 or over.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Jackson County
East: DeKalb County
Southeast: Etowah County
Southwest: Blount County; Cullman County
West: Morgan County
Northwest: Madison County

Cities and Towns:

- Albertville	city	Incorporated Area
- Arab	city	Incorporated Area
- Boaz	city	Incorporated Area
- Douglas	town	Incorporated Area
- Grant	town	Incorporated Area
- Guntersville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Sardis City	town	Incorporated Area
- Union Grove	town	Incorporated Area

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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of this 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, act locally."