Dale County, Alabama

Dale County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of General. As of the the population was 49,129. Its and largest city is.

History
Dale County was established on,. It originally included what are now and  Counties.

Geography
Dale County is located in the southeastern corner of the State of Alabama. According to the, the county has a total area of 1,457 (563 ). 1,453 km² (561 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.3%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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 * (southeast)
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,129 people, 18,878 households, and 13,629 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (88/sq mi). There were 21,779 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (39/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 74.4%, 20.4% or , 0.60% , 1.1% , 0.15% , 1.3% from , and 2.2% from two or more races. 3.4% of the population were or  of any race. 2.85% of the population reported speaking at home, while 1.51% speak.

There were 18,878 households out of which 36% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55% were living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3.0.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,000, and the median income for a family was $37,800. Males had a median income of $29,840 versus $20,000 for females. The for the county was $16,000. 15% of the population and 12.6% of families were below the. 19.4% of those under the age of 18 and 16.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Municipalities and census-designated places

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 * (part - part of Enterprise is in )
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 * (part - parts of Dothan are also in and in )
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31.43028°N, -85.60667°W