Marion County, Alabama

Marion County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of of, general in the. As of 2000 the population was 31,214. Its is  and it's a prohibition or.

History
Marion County was established on,. Until it also contained the area now included in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,926 (744 ). 1,920 km² (741 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.29%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[image:I-22.svg|20px]] (future)
 * [[Image:US 43.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 78.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 278.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 17.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 19.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 44.svg|20px]]
 * [[image:Alabama 74.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * and (southwest)
 * (west)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 31,214 people, 12,697 households, and 9,040 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 14,416 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.76%, 3.63% or , 0.29% , 0.20% , 0.03% , 0.39% from , and 0.70% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 12,697 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.80% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the county the population was spread out with 22.50% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,475, and the median income for a family was $34,359. Males had a median income of $26,913 versus $19,022 for females. The for the county was $15,321. About 12.00% of families and 15.60% of the population were below the, including 18.80% of those under age 18 and 20.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

 * (part - part of Glen Allen is in )
 * (unincorporated)
 * (part - part of Haleyville is in )
 * (part - part of Winfield is in )
 * (unincorporated)
 * (part - part of Haleyville is in )
 * (part - part of Winfield is in )
 * (part - part of Winfield is in )
 * (part - part of Winfield is in )

Education
Marion County is a part of.