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| Name | Walker |
| Alt names | Walker | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 33.8°N 87.3°W |
| Located in | Alabama, United States (1823 - ) |
| 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) |
- 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 Williams Walker, a member of the United States Senate.[1] As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,023. 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, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties.[1]
It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822.[1]
Jasper is the county seat, named after William Jasper, a Red Stick War hero from South Carolina.[1]
National Register of Historic Places
Walker County has sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the Bankhead House, Boshell's Mill, the First United Methodist Church of Jasper, the Gilchrist House, the Jasper Downtown Historic District, the Stephenson House, and Walker County Hospital.
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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