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Dallas County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury

The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense....
 Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)

Alexander James Dallas was an United States statesman who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President of the United States James Madison....
. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Selma
Selma, Alabama

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

as County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on February 9, 1818, from Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was named in honor of Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812....
, a portion of the Creek cession
Treaty of Fort Jackson

The Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed on August 9, 1814 at Fort Jackson near Wetumpka, Alabama following the defeat of the Red Stick resistance by United States forces at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the banks of the Tallapoosa River near the present city of Alexander City, Alabama....
 of August 9, 1814. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)

Alexander James Dallas was an United States statesman who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President of the United States James Madison....
 of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
.

Dallas County is located in the Black Belt
Black Belt (region of Alabama)

Alabama's Black Belt is a region of the state and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland....
 region of the west-central portion
Central Alabama

Central Alabama is the region in the state of Alabama that stretches approximately 170 miles  from the western border with Mississippi to eastern border with Georgia and 136 miles  from the northern border of Cullman County, Alabama to the Ala...
 of the state. It is traversed by the Alabama River
Alabama River

The Alabama River, in the United States state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River and Coosa River rivers, which unite about six miles above Montgomery, Alabama....
 and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties.






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Dallas County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury

The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense....
 Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)

Alexander James Dallas was an United States statesman who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President of the United States James Madison....
. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Selma
Selma, Alabama

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

History

Dallas County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on February 9, 1818, from Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was named in honor of Lemuel P. Montgomery, a military officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in the War of 1812....
, a portion of the Creek cession
Treaty of Fort Jackson

The Treaty of Fort Jackson was signed on August 9, 1814 at Fort Jackson near Wetumpka, Alabama following the defeat of the Red Stick resistance by United States forces at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the banks of the Tallapoosa River near the present city of Alexander City, Alabama....
 of August 9, 1814. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)

Alexander James Dallas was an United States statesman who served as the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President of the United States James Madison....
 of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
.

Dallas County is located in the Black Belt
Black Belt (region of Alabama)

Alabama's Black Belt is a region of the state and part of the larger Black Belt Region of the Southern United States, which stretches from Texas to Maryland....
 region of the west-central portion
Central Alabama

Central Alabama is the region in the state of Alabama that stretches approximately 170 miles  from the western border with Mississippi to eastern border with Georgia and 136 miles  from the northern border of Cullman County, Alabama to the Ala...
 of the state. It is traversed by the Alabama River
Alabama River

The Alabama River, in the United States state of Alabama, is formed by the Tallapoosa River and Coosa River rivers, which unite about six miles above Montgomery, Alabama....
 and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. Originally, the county seat was at Cahaba
Cahaba, Alabama

Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent U.S. state Capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1825. It is now a ghost town and state historic site....
, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In 1865, the county seat was transferred to Selma. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, and Minter.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 993 square miles (2,573 kmē). Nearly 981 square miles (2,540 kmē) of it is land, and 13 square miles (33 kmē) of it (1.27%) is water.

Major Highways

  • Us 80
    U.S. Highway 80
  • Alabama 5
    State Route 5
    State Route 5 (Alabama)

    State Route 5 is a north-south state highway is the western part of the U.S. state of Alabama. While it once extended - prior to the 1957 renumbering - from Mobile, AL north to Tennessee, and was one of the major routes between Mobile and Birmingham, AL, it has since been shortened to about half of its former length, and superseded by newer...
  • Alabama 14
    State Route 14
    State Route 14 (Alabama)

    State Route 14 in Alabama, also known as SR-14, is a public highway maintained by the state of Alabama. SR-14 runs from west to east through the central portion of the state....
  • Alabama 22
    State Route 22
    State Route 22 (Alabama)

    State Route 22 is a state highway that extends from Safford, Alabama in Dallas County, Alabama to the Georgia state line near Roanoke, Alabama in Randolph County, Alabama....
  • Alabama 41
    State Route 41
  • Alabama 89
    State Route 89

Adjacent Counties

  • Chilton County
    Chilton County, Alabama

    Chilton County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama known for its peaches. Its name is in honor of William Parish Chilton, Sr. , a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and later represented Montgomery County in the Congress of the Confederate States of America....
     (north)
  • Autauga County
    Autauga County, Alabama

    Autauga County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the United States Census, 2000 the population was 43,671. The 2006 population estimate is 49,730....
     (northeast)
  • Lowndes County
    Lowndes County, Alabama

    Lowndes County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina....
     (southeast)
  • Wilcox County
    Wilcox County, Alabama

    Wilcox County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lieutenant J. M. Wilcox, who fought in the wars against the Creek Native American ....
     (south)
  • Marengo County
    Marengo County, Alabama

    Marengo County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of a battlefield near Turin, Italy, Italy, where the France defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800....
     (west)
  • Perry County
    Perry County, Alabama

    Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1819, and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy....
     (northwest)


National protected area
Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....

  • Talladega National Forest
    Talladega National Forest

    Central Alabama's Talladega National Forest covers 392,567 acres at the southern edge of the Appalachians.Before it was bought by the federal government in the 1930s, the area that comprises the Talladega was extensively logged and represented some of the most abused, eroded wastelands in all of Alabama....
     (part)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 46,365 people, 17,841 households, and 12,488 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 47 people per square mile (18/kmē). There were 20,450 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile (8/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 63.26% Black
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
 or African American
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 35.58% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.11% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.35% Asian
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, 0.01% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.14% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 17,841 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.40% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 25.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. Nearly 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,370, and the median income for a family was $29,906. Males had a median income of $31,568 versus $18,683 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the county was $13,638. About 27.20% of families and 31.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.70% of those under age 18 and 27.60% of those age 65 or over.

Municipalities and census-designated places

  • Orrville
    Orrville, Alabama

    Orrville is a town in Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 230....
  • Selma
    Selma, Alabama

    Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the United States Census, 2000....
  • Valley Grande
    Valley Grande, Alabama

    Valley Grande is a city in Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States, just north of Selma, Alabama. Incorporated in early 2003, Valley Grande is governed by a mayor-council form of government....
  • Selmont-West Selmont
    Selmont-West Selmont, Alabama

    Selmont-West Selmont is a census-designated place in Dallas County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,502....


Notable residents

  • James Abercrombie
    James Abercrombie (Congressman)

    James Abercrombie was an United States politician. He was born in Hancock County, Georgia in 1792. He moved to Alabama in the early 1810s and settled first in Monroe County, now called Dallas County, Alabama, and then in Montgomery County, Alabama....
    , (1795-1861), United States Congressman from Alabama, resided here for a time.


External links

  • Dallas County (map Đ 2007 Univ. of Alabama
    University of Alabama

    The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
    ).