Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County is a in the  of. It was named in honor of, a military officer killed at the in the. The, , has a different origin for its name, being named for. was an general killed in  while attempting to capture, .)  As of 2000 its population was 223,510.

History
Montgomery County was established on,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,071 (800 ). 2,045 km² (790 sq mi) of it is land and 26 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.25%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 223,510 people, 86,068 households, and 56,804 families residing in the county. The was 109/km² (283/sq mi). There were 95,437 housing units at an average density of 47/km² (121/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 48.85%, 48.58% or , 0.25% , 0.99% , 0.03% , 0.35% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were or  of any race.

By 2005 population changes had brought Montgomery County to the point of having an African-American majority. This was not a growth or decline but a shift. The population was estimated to have grown by 61 people from 2000 to 2006. African Americans now constituted 52.5% of the population. Non-Hispanic whites were 44.0% of the population while Latinos were 1.4% of the population. Asians had risen to 1.2% of the population. 0.2% was Native Americans. 0.9% of the population reported two or more races. This excludes those who reported "some other race" and "white" since all those who reported "some other race" were arbitrarily reclassified as white by the census bureau.

There were 86,068 households out of which 32.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.80% were living together, 18.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 90.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,962, and the median income for a family was $44,669. Males had a median income of $32,018 versus $24,921 for females. The for the county was $19,358. About 13.50% of families and 17.30% of the population were below the, including 25.10% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * Mt. Meigs
 * Mt. Meigs

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