Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County the most populated county in the, and the second most populated county in the. Its name is in honor of General, of. As of 2006 the population was 115,237. Its is, and it is a prohibition or , while the  is wet.

History
Cotaco County was established on, , named for Cotaco Creek (or possibly for a local chief), with its  at. The county was renamed Morgan County in in honor of, a Revolutionary War hero. In the county seat was moved to Decatur.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,552 (599 ). 1,508 km² (582 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it (2.81%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 111,064 people, 43,602 households, and 31,437 families residing in the county. The was 74/km² (191/sq mi). There were 47,388 housing units at an average density of 31/km² (81/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 85.07%, 11.24% or , 0.67% , 0.45% , 0.07% , 1.25% from , and 1.25% from two or more races. 3.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 43,602 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 24.80% 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 2.51 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 30.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,803, and the median income for a family was $45,827. Males had a median income of $35,759 versus $21,885 for females. The for the county was $19,223. About 9.70% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the, including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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