Colbert County, Alabama



Colbert County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of brothers and,   chiefs. George Colbert operated a ferry across the in  near present day.

The of Colbert County is. It is part of the -   known as "". As of the county population was 54,984.

History
Colbert County was originally established on, after it split from  over political issues after the. It was abolished eight months later by an Alabama and then reestablished on,. It is also the location of, the of noted author.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,615 (624 ). 1,540 km² (595 sq mi) of it is land and 75 km² (29 sq mi) of it (4.66%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

 * - north across the
 * - southeast
 * - south
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 54,984 people, 22,461 households, and 16,037 families residing in the county. The was 36/km² (92/sq mi). There were 24,980 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (42/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 81.52%, 16.62% or , 0.37% , 0.24% , 0.02% , 0.34% from , and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,461 households out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.50% 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 2.92.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,954, and the median income for a family was $39,294. Males had a median income of $32,112 versus $20,107 for females. The for the county was $17,533. About 11.10% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

In popular culture

 * Colbert County was featured in a three-part comedy feature on 's  from November 28-30,.