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Marshall County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of 2000 the population was 82,231. Its county seat is Guntersville and it's a prohibition or dry county.
History
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Marshall County was established on January 9, 1836.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 7,553
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| 1850 | 8,846
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| 1860 | 11,472
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| 1870 | 9,871
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| 1880 | 14,585
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| 1890 | 18,935
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| 1900 | 23,289
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| 1910 | 28,553
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| 1920 | 32,669
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| 1930 | 39,802
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| 1940 | 42,395
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| 1950 | 45,090
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| 1960 | 48,018
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| 1970 | 54,211
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| 1980 | 65,622
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| 1990 | 70,832
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