Marshall County, Alabama

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Marshall County is a county of the State of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2000 the population was 82,231. Its county seat is Guntersville and it's a prohibition or dry county.

1 History
2 Geography
- 2.1 Adjacent Counties
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns
5 See also

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History

Marshall County was established on January 9, 1836.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,614 km² (623 mi²). 1,469 km² (567 mi²) of it is land and 145 km² (56 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 9.00% water.

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 82,231 people, 32,547 households, and 23,531 families residing 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 were 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. 14.70% of the population and 11.70% of families were below the poverty line. 17.90% of those under the age of 18 and 19.30% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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