Chilton County, Alabama

Chilton County is a of the  of  known for its. Its name is in honor of, 1810-1871, a lawyer who became Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court and later represented Montgomery County in the Congress of the. On February 4,1861 Wm. Chilton graveled the Confederacy into existence, as acting leader of the Provisional Congress. In 1942, the U.S. Navy commissioned a new vessel the USS Chilton in honor of Chilton County. As of 2000, the population was 39,593. The is  and it's a prohibition, or.

The of Alabama is located in Chilton County, outside of the town of, an area known as Jemison Division.

History
Baker County was established on, , named for Alfred Baker, with its at. In, the county was renamed Chilton County. It is not known when the county seat was moved. The area has a dark history of events during the reconstruction era. A group called the Blackwell gang murdered, raped, and robbed across the baker county area for years.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,815 (701 ). Nearly 1,797 km² (694 sq mi) of it is land, and 18 km² (7 sq mi) of it (0.97%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 39,593 people, 15,287 households, and 11,342 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (57/sq mi). There were 17,651 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.71%, 10.61% or , 0.28% , 0.18% , 0.02% , 1.51% from , and 0.69% from two or more races. Nearly 2.91% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,287 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. Nearly 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.20% 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 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,588, and the median income for a family was $39,505. Males had a median income of $31,006 versus $21,275 for females. The for the county was $15,303. About 12.60% of families and 15.70% of the population were below the, including 19.40% of those under age 18 and 18.20% of those age 65 or over.