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| Name | Marshall |
| Alt names | Decatur | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Marshall | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 34.383°N 86.333°W |
| Located in | Alabama, United States (1836 - ) |
| See also | Blount, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Etowah, Alabama, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Jackson, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Clair, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Marshall County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John Marshall, famous Chief Justice of the United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 93,019. Its county seat is Guntersville.
Marshall County is a dry county, with the exception of three cities within the county, Albertville, Arab, and Guntersville.
History
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Marshall County was established on January 9, 1836.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of , of which (or 91.00%) is land and (or 9.00%) is water. The Tennessee river runs both north and south within the county.
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River
Tennessee River
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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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