Marengo County, Alabama

Marengo County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of a battlefield near, , where the defeated the ns on ,. As of 2000 the population was 22,539. Its is.

History
Marengo County was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on, , from land acquired from the by treaty in. The name of the county was suggested by Judge, and was given as a compliment to the first white settlers, expatriated French citizens and commemorative of 's great victory at Marengo over the Austrian armies on June 14, 1800. The county seat was originally known as "Town of Marengo." In the name was changed to Linden, a shortened version of "," scene of a French victory in  in 1800. 


 * Courthouse fires occurred in and.


 * The county was declared a disaster area in September due to damage from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,546 (983 ). 2,531 km² (977 sq mi) of it is land and 15 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.59%) is water. The entire western county border is formed by the and a small northwestern portion is formed by the.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Cultural Institutions

 * Christmas on The River,
 * Christmas on The River,

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 22,539 people, 8,767 households, and 6,277 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 10,127 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 47.28%, 51.71% or , 0.08% , 0.18% , 0.01% , 0.25% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,767 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.40% were living together, 19.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 22.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,025, and the median income for a family was $35,475. Males had a median income of $36,053 versus $19,571 for females. The for the county was $15,308. About 22.20% of families and 25.90% of the population were below the, including 33.70% of those under age 18 and 25.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns


32.24194°N, -87.78944°W