Russell County, Alabama

Russell County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of Colonel Gilbert C. Russell, who fought in the wars against the. As of 2000, the population was 49,756. Its is.

History
Russell County was established by an act of the state general assembly on, , from lands ceded to the state by the Creek Indians. The county seat has changed several times: Girard (1833-1839), Crawford, originally Crockettsville (1839-1868), Seale (1868-1935) and Phenix City (1935-present).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,677 km² (647 square miles). Nearly 1,661 km² (641 sq mi) of it is land, and 16 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.94%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 49,756 people, 19,741 households, and 13,423 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (78/sq mi). There were 22,831 housing units, at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was: 56.69%, 40.84% or , 0.37% , 0.36% , 0.07% , 0.59% from , and 1.07% from two or more races. Nearly 1.50% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 19,741 households, out of which 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 44.40% were living together, 18.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.00% were non-families. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,492, and the median income for a family was $34,004. Males had a median income of $28,696 versus $20,882 for females. The for the county was $14,015. About 16.80% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the, including 26.50% of those under age 18 and 19.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Notable residents

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