Dallas County, Alabama

Dallas County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of. Its is.

History
Dallas County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on, , from , a portion of the  of ,. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary of.

Dallas County is located in the region of the  of the state. It is traversed by the and bordered by Perry, Chilton, Autauga, Lowndes, Wilcox, and Marengo counties. Originally, the county seat was at, which also served as the state capital for a brief period. In, the county seat was transferred to Selma. Other towns and communities include Marion Junction, Sardis, Orrville, and Minter.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,573 (993 ). Nearly 2,540 km² (981 sq mi) of it is land, and 33 km² (13 sq mi) of it (1.27%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 46,365 people, 17,841 households, and 12,488 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (47/sq mi). There were 20,450 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (21/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 35.58%, 63.26% or , 0.11% , 0.35% , 0.01% , 0.14% from , and 0.55% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 17,841 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.40% were living together, 25.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.00% were non-families. Nearly 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.60% 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 3.15.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 26.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,370, and the median income for a family was $29,906. Males had a median income of $31,568 versus $18,683 for females. The for the county was $13,638. About 27.20% of families and 31.10% of the population were below the, including 40.70% of those under age 18 and 27.60% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

 * , (1795-1861), from Alabama, resided here for a time.