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In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36 and Native Americans still occupied large areas of land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903. Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903.
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Baine County (for David W. Baine), changed to Etowah Countyin 1868Baker County (for Alfred Baker, a local landowner), changed to Chilton Countyin 1874Benton County, first named in 1832 for Thomas Hart Benton. In 1849, Benton renounced his support for slavery, alienating him from the Democratic Party. He lost his seat in 1851, and in 1858 the nam...Cahawba County, for the former capital city of Cahawba, changed to Bibb Countyin 1820Aurora County, the setting for several books by Deborah Wiles.Beechum County, the setting for the 1992 film, My Cousin Vinny.Greenbow County, the title character's birthplace in the 1986 Winston Groom novel Forrest Gump, which was adapted into a feature film in 1994.Hazzard County, the setting for the CBS TV show The Dukes of Hazzard, that ran from 1979-1985."CountyState.info Alabama". Official County Websites. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2007-09-13. - official sites
Alabama has 21 counties under 20,000 residents and all but one of them have experienced a population decline over the last decade. Other small Alabama counties include Perry County (9,140), Lowndes County (9,974), Bullock County (10,138), Wilcox County (10,627), and Coosa County (10,715).
Oct 8, 2021 · Counties and Statistically Equivalent Areas of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas (2020) 2020. This large format reference map shows the state (or state equivalent) and county (or county equivalent) boundaries for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ...
Dothan-Ozark. Statistical area titles and boundary delineations are based on March 2020 delineation files released by the U.S. O ce of Management and Budget. All other names and boundaries are as of January 1, 2020.
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Aug 26, 2021 · Montgomery Advertiser. 0:10. 0:26. The majority of counties that saw the steepest decline in population are Black Belt counties. Baldwin County took the honors as top growth county....
Annual and Cumulative Estimates of the Components of Resident Population Change for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 (CO-EST2023-COMP) United States Alabama
