Walker County, Alabama

Walker County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of, a member of the. As of 2000 the population was 70,713. Its is.

History
Walker County was established on, , formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties. It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented the state of Alabama in the from 1819 until 1822. Jasper is the county seat, named after Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,086 km² (805 square miles). Nearly 2,057 km² (794 sq mi) of it is land, and 28 km² (11 sq mi) of it (1.35%) is water.

Major Highways

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Walker County will be served by  when completed.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 70,713 people, 28,364 households, and 20,478 families residing in the county. The was 34/km² (89/sq mi). There were 32,417 housing units at an average density of 16/km² (41/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.15%, 6.17% or , 0.28% , 0.20% , 0.02% , 0.31% from , and 0.86% from two or more races. Nearly 0.86% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 28,364 households, out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 56.30% were living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 25.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46, and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,076, and the median income for a family was $35,221. Males had a median income of $31,242 versus $20,089 for females. The for the county was $15,546. About 13.20% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 17.40% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

 * pitcher (Cordova)
 * pitcher (Dora)
 * U. S. Senator (Jasper)
 * House Speaker (Jasper)
 * U. S. Representative (Jasper)
 * Rock musician (Jasper)
 * U. S. Navy Admiral (Jasper)
 * Investor (Jasper)
 * Actress (Jasper)
 * Author (Dora)
 * Actor (Jasper)
 * Rock musician (Jasper)
 * Singer (Jasper)
 * Actor (Jasper)
 * pilot (Dora)

Cities and towns

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