- Name
- Walker
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- Alternate names
- Walker (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Coordinates
- 33.8°N 87.3°W
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- Located in
- Alabama, United States (1823 - )
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- See also
- Blount, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Jefferson, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Marion, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Winston, Alabama, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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- Inhabited place
- Aldridge
- America
- Argo
- Bankhead
- Barney
- Benoit
- Bethel
- Big Ridge
- Black Warrior Town
- Boldo
- Bradleytown
- Browntown
- Burnwell
- Burrows Crossroads
- Calumet
- Camak Mills
- Cameron
- Campbellville
- Carbon Hill
- Cedar Lake
- Cedrum
- Chapel Hill
- Clarke
- Coal Valley
- Coon Creek
- Cordova
- Corinth
- Corona
- Creel
- Curry
- Deason Hill
- Debardeleben
- Dilworth
- Dixie Springs
- Dogtown
- Dora Junction
- Dora
- Dovertown
- Drifton
- Drummond
- Edgil
- Eldridge
- Empire
- Enoe
- Five Points
- Flatwood
- Gamble
- Gardiners Gin
- Gobblers Crossing
- Goodsprings
- Gorgas
- Hayes Crossing
- High Level
- Hilliard
- Holly Grove
- Hudson Settlement
- Jasper
- Johnny Ford
- Kansas
- Kershaw
- Key Hill
- Kings Mill
- Littletons
- Lockhart
- Lupton
- Lynns Park
- Macedonia
- Manchester
- Marietta
- Marigold
- Marylee
- McCollum
- Mount Hope
- Mountain Valley
- Nauvoo
- New Jagger
- Oak Hill
- Oakahalla
- Oakman
- Parrish
- Patton
- Pendley
- Pleasant Field
- Pleasant Grove
- Pocahontas
- Powellville
- Prospect
- Providence
- Pumpkin Center
- Quinton
- Quintown
- Red Rock
- Red Star
- Reeds Ferry
- Rocky Hollow
- Rosehill
- Ruby
- Saragossa
- Sardis
- Sipsey
- Slicklizzard
- Sloss
- South Lowell
- Spring Hill
- Standard
- Stephenson Crossing
- Sumiton
- Sunlight
- Thach
- Townley
- Tutwiler
- Twilley Town
- Union Chapel
- Wegra
- West Corona
- Williamstown
- Wyatt
- Yerkwood
- York Mountain
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Walker County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of John W. Walker, a member of the United States Senate. As of 2000 the population was 70,713. Its county seat is Jasper.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Walker County was established on December 26, 1823.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1823 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1877 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1929 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 2,202
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| 1840 | 4,032
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| 1850 | 5,124
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| 1860 | 7,980
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| 1870 | 6,543
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| 1880 | 9,479
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| 1890 | 16,078
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| 1900 | 25,162
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| 1910 | 37,013
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| 1920 | 50,593
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| 1930 | 59,445
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| 1940 | 64,201
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| 1950 | 63,769
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| 1960 | 54,211
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| 1970 | 56,246
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| 1980 | 68,660
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| 1990 | 67,670
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