Calhoun County, Alabama

Calhoun County, Alabama is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of, famous member of the from. As of 2000 the population was 112,249. It is included in the. Its is.

History
Benton County was established on, , named for , a member of the from , with its  at. Benton, a slave owner, was a political ally of, another slaveholder and a U.S. senator from. Through the 1820s-1840s, however, Benton's and Calhoun's political interests diverged, with Calhoun increasingly using as a weapon to maintain and expand  throughout the United States. Benton, on the other hand, was slowly coming to the conclusion that slavery was wrong and that preservation of the union was paramount. On, , Alabama supporters of slavery, objecting to Benton's change of heart, renamed Benton County as Calhoun County. The county seat was moved to Anniston after years of controversy and a State Supreme Court ruling in June 1900.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,586 (612 ). 1,576 km² (608 sq mi) of it is land and 10 km² (4 sq mi) of it (0.63%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 112,249 people, 45,307 households, and 31,307 families residing in the county. The was 71/km² (184/sq mi). There were 51,322 housing units at an average density of 33/km² (84/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.88%, 18.54% or , 0.40% , 0.56% , 0.07% , 0.59% from , and 0.96% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 45,307 households out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.20% were living together, 13.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,768, and the median income for a family was $39,908. Males had a median income of $30,847 versus $21,076 for females. The for the county was $17,367. About 12.40% of families and 16.10% of the population were below the, including 22.60% of those under age 18 and 12.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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