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{{short description|County in Alabama, United States}} |
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{{Infobox U.S. county |
{{Infobox U.S. county |
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| county = Etowah County |
| county = Etowah County |
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| state = Alabama |
| state = Alabama |
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| flag = Flag of Etowah County, Alabama.png |
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| seal = |
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| seal = Seal of Etowah County, Alabama.png |
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| founded year = 1866 |
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| founded |
| founded year = 1868 |
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| founded date = December 1 |
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| seat wl = Gadsden |
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| seat wl = Gadsden |
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| largest city wl = Gadsden |
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| area_total_sq_mi = 549 |
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| area_total_sq_mi = 549 |
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| area_land_sq_mi = 535 |
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| area_land_sq_mi = 535 |
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| area_water_sq_mi = 14 |
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| area_water_sq_mi = 14 |
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| area percentage = 2.5% |
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| area percentage = 2.5 |
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| population_as_of = 2010 |
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| population_as_of = 2020 |
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| population_total = 104430 |
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| population_total = 103436 |
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| pop_est_as_of = 2019 |
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| pop_est_as_of = 2023 |
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| population_est = 102268 |
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| population_est = 103241 {{decrease}} |
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto |
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| population_density_sq_mi = auto |
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| time zone = Central |
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| time zone = Central |
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| web = www.etowahcounty.org |
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| web = www.etowahcounty.org |
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| ex image = Etowah County, Alabama Courthouse.JPG |
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| ex image |
| ex image = Etowah County, Alabama Courthouse.JPG |
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| ex image cap = Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden |
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| district = 4th |
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| district = 4th |
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| footnotes = |
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*County Number '''31''' on Alabama License Plates |
*County Number '''31''' on Alabama License Plates |
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'''Etowah County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Northeast Alabama|northeastern]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[ |
'''Etowah County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Northeast Alabama|northeastern]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 103,436.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/etowahcountyalabama/PST045222|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Gadsden, Alabama|Gadsden]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> Its name is from a [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]] word meaning "edible tree". In total area, it is the smallest county in Alabama, albeit one of the most densely populated. |
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Etowah County comprises the Gadsden [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
Etowah County comprises the Gadsden [[Metropolitan statistical area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The |
The area was split first among neighboring counties, with most of it belonging to [[DeKalb County, Alabama|DeKalb]] and [[Cherokee County, Alabama|Cherokee]] counties.<ref>"Alabama Census Year with Modern Map Overlayed," Maps of Alabama, Map of US.org, ([https://mapgeeks.org/maps-of-alabama/ https://www.mapofus.org/alabama/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328171254/https://mapgeeks.org/maps-of-alabama/ |date=March 28, 2018 }}: accessed February 15, 2017), Wordpress.com, 2017.>Interactive> 1860 & 1870</ref> On December 7, 1866, the first postwar legislature separated and established Baine County, named for [[David W. Baine]], a politician and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] military officer who died in battle in 1862.<ref name="watsonelbert">{{cite journal|last1=Watson|first1=Elbert L.|title=Lt. Colonel David W. Baine: A Confederate Hero from the North|journal=Alabama Historical Quarterly|date=Summer 1968|volume=30|pages=27–38|url=https://archive.org/stream/alabamahistorica2930mont#page/26/mode/2up|access-date=May 22, 2017|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> [[Gadsden, Alabama|Gadsden]] was designated as the [[county seat]]. |
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Because of postwar tensions and actions of insurgents against [[freedmen]], |
Because of postwar tensions and actions of insurgents against [[freedmen]], at the state constitutional convention in 1868, the new county was abolished, replaced on December 1, 1868, by one aligned to the same boundaries and named Etowah County, from a [[Cherokee language|Cherokee-language]] word.<ref>{{cite web | work = Alabama Department of Archives and History | title = Alabama Counties: Etowah County | url = http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/etowah.html | location = Montgomery, AL | date = October 25, 2011 | access-date = April 30, 2012 | archive-date = June 14, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120614051726/http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/etowah.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> The [[Cherokee people]] in northeast Alabama had been forcibly [[Indian Removal|removed]] in the 1830s to [[Indian Territory]] (now part of Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River. |
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===20th century to present=== |
===20th century to present=== |
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Etowah County had issues of racial discrimination and injustice, and [[Jim Crow]]. It had one documented lynching |
Etowah County had issues of racial discrimination and injustice, and [[Jim Crow]]. It had one documented lynching between 1877 and 1950,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eji.org/files/Lynching_in_America_Supplement_by_County_2nd_Edition.pdf|title=Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror – Supplement: Lynchings by County|edition=second|year=2015|publisher=[[Equal Justice Initiative]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410175503/http://www.eji.org/files/Lynching_in_America_Supplement_by_County_2nd_Edition.pdf|archive-date=April 10, 2016}}</ref> which occurred in 1906.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/2016/12/1906_gadsden_lynching_memorial.html|title=Why the story of a 1906 Alabama lynching won't be forgotten|date=December 11, 2016|work=Anniston/Gadsden Real-Time News}}</ref> Bunk Richardson, an innocent African-American, only because he was associated with a case in which a white woman was raped and killed. The whites were angry that the governor had commuted the death sentence of one defendant in the case (who was likely also innocent of charges), after two men had already been executed for the crime.<ref>[http://www.al.com/news/anniston-gadsden/index.ssf/2016/12/1906_gadsden_lynching_memorial.html William Thornton, "Why the story of a 1906 Alabama lynching won't be forgotten"], AL.com, December 11, 2016; accessed April 13, 2018</ref> |
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An F4 tornado struck here on Palm Sunday [[1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak|March 27, 1994]]. It destroyed [[Piedmont, Alabama|Piedmont]]'s Goshen United Methodist Church twelve minutes after the [[National Weather Service]] of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties. |
An F4 tornado struck here on Palm Sunday [[1994 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak|March 27, 1994]]. It destroyed [[Piedmont, Alabama|Piedmont]]'s Goshen United Methodist Church twelve minutes after the [[National Weather Service]] of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties. |
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==Geography== |
==Geography== |
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According to the [[ |
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|549|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|535|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}}, or 2.5%, is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the smallest county by area in Alabama. |
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===Adjacent counties=== |
===Adjacent counties=== |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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===Transit=== |
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*[[Gadsden Trolley System]] |
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*[[Greyhound Lines]] |
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===Major highways=== |
===Major highways=== |
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|2000= 103459 |
|2000= 103459 |
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|2010= 104430 |
|2010= 104430 |
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|2020= 103436 |
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|estyear=2019 |
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|estyear=2023 |
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|estimate=102268 |
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|estimate=103241 |
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=May 16, 2019}}</ref> |
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|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref> |
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau| |
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/> |
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===2020 Census=== |
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At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 103,459 people, 41,615 households, and 29,463 families living in the county. The population density was 193 people per square mile (75/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 45,959 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 82.9% White, 14.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |
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Of the 41,615 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. |
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|+'''Etowah County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small> |
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!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small> |
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The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males. |
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!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Etowah County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US01055&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
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!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Etowah County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01055&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
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The median household income was $31,170 and the median family income was $38,697. Males had a median income of $31,610 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,783. About 12.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. |
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!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Etowah County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01055&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
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!% 2000 |
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===2010 census=== |
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!% 2010 |
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At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] there were 104,430 people, 42,036 households, and 28,708 families living in the county. The population density was 195 people per square mile (75/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 47,454 housing units at an average density of 86 per square mile (33/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 80.3% White, 15.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 23, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |
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Of the 42,036 households 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97. |
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The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. |
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The median household income was $36,422 and the median family income was $44,706. Males had a median income of $39,814 versus $30,220 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,439. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over. |
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==Government== |
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|title = Presidential elections results |
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|+ '''Etowah County vote<br /> by party in presidential elections <ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|accessdate=November 16, 2016}}</ref>''' |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH) |
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! Year |
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|84,919 |
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![[Republican Party (United States)|GOP]] |
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|82,789 |
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![[Democratic Party (United States)|Dem]] |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |77,731 |
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!Others |
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|82.08% |
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|79.28% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.15% |
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|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 2016|2016]]''' |
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|15,120 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.3%''' ''32,353'' |
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|15,716 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.6% ''10,442'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,999 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.1% ''1,369'' |
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|14.61% |
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|15.05% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.50% |
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|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 2012|2012]]''' |
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|329 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.3%''' ''29,130'' |
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|372 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.0% ''12,803'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |332 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''691'' |
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|0.32% |
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|0.36% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.32% |
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|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 2008|2008]]''' |
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|428 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.4%''' ''30,595'' |
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|657 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.2% ''13,497'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |921 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''645'' |
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|0.41% |
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|0.63% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.89% |
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|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 2004|2004]]''' |
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|27 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''63.3%''' ''26,999'' |
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|30 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.9% ''15,328'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |39 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''353'' |
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|0.03% |
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|0.03% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04% |
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|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 2000|2000]]''' |
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|47 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.6%''' ''21,087'' |
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|87 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.3% ''17,433'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |260 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.1% ''828'' |
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|0.05% |
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|0.08% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25% |
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|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1996|1996]]''' |
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|826 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.8% ''16,835'' |
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|1,332 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.9%''' ''17,976'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,259 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.3% ''2,750'' |
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|0.80% |
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|1.28% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.12% |
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|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race) |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1992|1992]]''' |
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|1,763 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.2% ''17,467'' |
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|3,447 |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.4%''' ''20,558'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,895 |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.4% ''4,426'' |
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|1.70% |
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|3.30% |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.73% |
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|'''Total''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1988|1988]]''' |
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|'''103,459''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.7%''' ''17,828'' |
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|'''104,430''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.5% ''17,762'' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''103,436''' |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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|- |
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|'''100.00%''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1984|1984]]''' |
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|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.2% ''19,074'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% ''464'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980|1980]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.8% ''16,177'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.0%''' ''20,790'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''839'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1976|1976]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|28.9% ''10,333'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.0%''' ''25,020'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''397'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972|1972]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''73.0%''' ''20,851'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25.8% ''7,372'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''358'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/American Independent}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1968|1968]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.0% ''4,351'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|14.8% ''4,613'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''71.3%''' ''22,222'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1964|1964]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.1%''' ''12,894'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|40.9% ''8,939'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960|1960]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.9% ''7,128'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.3%''' ''14,372'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% ''185'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1956|1956]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.2% ''7,198'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.2%''' ''12,374'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% ''314'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|29.5% ''4,634'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''70.1%''' ''10,997'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''66'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1948|1948]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|21.1% ''1,615'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|'''78.9%''' ''6,046'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1944 United States presidential election|1944]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.3% ''1,525'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.4%''' ''5,895'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''101'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1940 United States presidential election|1940]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|15.3% ''1,270'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''84.3%''' ''7,012'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''33'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1936 United States presidential election|1936]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.3% ''1,207'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''82.2%''' ''5,739'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''32'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1932 United States presidential election|1932]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|17.3% ''1,093'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''81.7%''' ''5,167'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''62'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1928|1928]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.9%''' ''3,612'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.5% ''2,484'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''38'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1924 United States presidential election|1924]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.2% ''1,664'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.4%''' ''3,081'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.4% ''272'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in Alabama, 1920|1920]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.8% ''3,218'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.1%''' ''5,917'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''103'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1916 United States presidential election|1916]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.5% ''862'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.7%''' ''1,883'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''80'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1912 United States presidential election|1912]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|12.2% ''354'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.2%''' ''1,511'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|35.6% ''1,031'' |
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|- |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1908 United States presidential election|1908]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.3% ''996'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.3%''' ''1,309'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.4% ''106'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1904 United States presidential election|1904]]''' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.7% ''823'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.9%''' ''1,431'' |
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| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.4% ''262'' |
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As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 103,436 people, 40,053 households, and 25,177 families residing in the county. |
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===2010 census=== |
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At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] there were 104,430 people, 42,036 households, and 28,708 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|195|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 47,454 housing units at an average density of {{convert|86|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 80.3% White, 15.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 23, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |
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Of the 42,036 households 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97. |
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The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. |
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The median household income was $36,422 and the median family income was $44,706. Males had a median income of $39,814 versus $30,220 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,439. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over. |
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===2000 census=== |
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At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] there were 103,459 people, 41,615 households, and 29,463 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|193|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 45,959 housing units at an average density of {{convert|86|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the county was 82.9% White, 14.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |
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Of the 41,615 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. |
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The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males. |
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The median household income was $31,170 and the median family income was $38,697. Males had a median income of $31,610 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,783. About 12.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. |
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==Government== |
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Etowah County is reliably Republican at the presidential level. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election is [[Bill Clinton]], who won it by a plurality in [[1996 United States presidential election in Alabama|1996]]. |
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Etowah County | |
|---|---|
 Etowah County Courthouse in Gadsden | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 86°02′00″W / 34.05°N 86.033333333333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 1, 1868 |
| Seat | Gadsden |
| Largest city | Gadsden |
| Area | |
• Total | 549 sq mi (1,420 km2) |
| • Land | 535 sq mi (1,390 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 103,436 |
• Estimate (2023) | 103,241  |
| • Density | 190/sq mi (73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Website | www |
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Etowah County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 103,436.[1] Its county seat is Gadsden.[2] Its name is from a Cherokee word meaning "edible tree". In total area, it is the smallest county in Alabama, albeit one of the most densely populated. Etowah County comprises the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
[edit]The area was split first among neighboring counties, with most of it belonging to DeKalb and Cherokee counties.[3] On December 7, 1866, the first postwar legislature separated and established Baine County, named for David W. Baine, a politician and Confederate military officer who died in battle in 1862.[4] Gadsden was designated as the county seat.
Because of postwar tensions and actions of insurgents against freedmen, at the state constitutional convention in 1868, the new county was abolished, replaced on December 1, 1868, by one aligned to the same boundaries and named Etowah County, from a Cherokee-language word.[5] The Cherokee people in northeast Alabama had been forcibly removed in the 1830s to Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma) west of the Mississippi River.
20th century to present
[edit]Etowah County had issues of racial discrimination and injustice, and Jim Crow. It had one documented lynching between 1877 and 1950,[6] which occurred in 1906.[7] Bunk Richardson, an innocent African-American, only because he was associated with a case in which a white woman was raped and killed. The whites were angry that the governor had commuted the death sentence of one defendant in the case (who was likely also innocent of charges), after two men had already been executed for the crime.[8]
An F4 tornado struck here on Palm Sunday March 27, 1994. It destroyed Piedmont's Goshen United Methodist Church twelve minutes after the National Weather Service of Birmingham issued a tornado warning for northern Calhoun, southeastern Etowah, and southern Cherokee counties.
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 549 square miles (1,420 km2), of which 535 square miles (1,390 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2), or 2.5%, is water.[9] It is the smallest county by area in Alabama.
Adjacent counties
[edit]- DeKalb County – north
- Cherokee County – east
- Calhoun County – southeast
- St. Clair County – southwest
- Blount County – west
- Marshall County – northwest
Transportation
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[edit]Major highways
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Rail
[edit]- Alabama and Tennessee River Railway
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia Railway (Defunct)
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 10,109 | — | |
| 1880 | 15,398 | 52.3% | |
| 1890 | 21,926 | 42.4% | |
| 1900 | 27,361 | 24.8% | |
| 1910 | 39,109 | 42.9% | |
| 1920 | 47,275 | 20.9% | |
| 1930 | 63,399 | 34.1% | |
| 1940 | 72,580 | 14.5% | |
| 1950 | 93,892 | 29.4% | |
| 1960 | 96,980 | 3.3% | |
| 1970 | 94,144 | −2.9% | |
| 1980 | 103,057 | 9.5% | |
| 1990 | 99,840 | −3.1% | |
| 2000 | 103,459 | 3.6% | |
| 2010 | 104,430 | 0.9% | |
| 2020 | 103,436 | −1.0% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 103,241 | [10] | −0.2% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1790–1960[12] 1900–1990[13] 1990–2000[14] 2010–2020[1] | |||
2020 Census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[15] | Pop 2010[16] | Pop 2020[17] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 84,919 | 82,789 | 77,731 | 82.08% | 79.28% | 75.15% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,120 | 15,716 | 14,999 | 14.61% | 15.05% | 14.50% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 329 | 372 | 332 | 0.32% | 0.36% | 0.32% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 428 | 657 | 921 | 0.41% | 0.63% | 0.89% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 27 | 30 | 39 | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 47 | 87 | 260 | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.25% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 826 | 1,332 | 4,259 | 0.80% | 1.28% | 4.12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1,763 | 3,447 | 4,895 | 1.70% | 3.30% | 4.73% |
| Total | 103,459 | 104,430 | 103,436 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 103,436 people, 40,053 households, and 25,177 families residing in the county.
2010 census
[edit]At the 2010 census there were 104,430 people, 42,036 households, and 28,708 families living in the county. The population density was 195 people per square mile (75 people/km2). There were 47,454 housing units at an average density of 86 units per square mile (33 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 80.3% White, 15.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.9% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 3.3% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[18] Of the 42,036 households 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median household income was $36,422 and the median family income was $44,706. Males had a median income of $39,814 versus $30,220 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,439. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
[edit]At the 2000 census there were 103,459 people, 41,615 households, and 29,463 families living in the county. The population density was 193 people per square mile (75 people/km2). There were 45,959 housing units at an average density of 86 units per square mile (33 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 82.9% White, 14.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[19] Of the 41,615 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93.
The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.
The median household income was $31,170 and the median family income was $38,697. Males had a median income of $31,610 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,783. About 12.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.
Government
[edit]Etowah County is reliably Republican at the presidential level. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election is Bill Clinton, who won it by a plurality in 1996.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 35,653 | 77.28% | 10,027 | 21.73% | 457 | 0.99% |
| 2020 | 35,528 | 74.44% | 11,567 | 24.24% | 633 | 1.33% |
| 2016 | 32,353 | 73.26% | 10,442 | 23.64% | 1,369 | 3.10% |
| 2012 | 29,130 | 68.34% | 12,803 | 30.04% | 691 | 1.62% |
| 2008 | 30,595 | 68.39% | 13,497 | 30.17% | 645 | 1.44% |
| 2004 | 26,999 | 63.26% | 15,328 | 35.91% | 353 | 0.83% |
| 2000 | 21,087 | 53.59% | 17,433 | 44.30% | 828 | 2.10% |
| 1996 | 16,835 | 44.82% | 17,976 | 47.86% | 2,750 | 7.32% |
| 1992 | 17,467 | 41.15% | 20,558 | 48.43% | 4,426 | 10.43% |
| 1988 | 17,828 | 49.67% | 17,762 | 49.49% | 301 | 0.84% |
| 1984 | 19,243 | 49.62% | 19,074 | 49.18% | 464 | 1.20% |
| 1980 | 16,177 | 42.79% | 20,790 | 54.99% | 839 | 2.22% |
| 1976 | 10,333 | 28.90% | 25,020 | 69.99% | 397 | 1.11% |
| 1972 | 20,851 | 72.95% | 7,372 | 25.79% | 358 | 1.25% |
| 1968 | 4,351 | 13.95% | 4,613 | 14.79% | 22,222 | 71.26% |
| 1964 | 12,894 | 59.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,939 | 40.94% |
| 1960 | 7,128 | 32.87% | 14,372 | 66.28% | 185 | 0.85% |
| 1956 | 7,198 | 36.20% | 12,374 | 62.22% | 314 | 1.58% |
| 1952 | 4,634 | 29.52% | 10,997 | 70.06% | 66 | 0.42% |
| 1948 | 1,615 | 21.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,046 | 78.92% |
| 1944 | 1,525 | 20.28% | 5,895 | 78.38% | 101 | 1.34% |
| 1940 | 1,270 | 15.27% | 7,012 | 84.33% | 33 | 0.40% |
| 1936 | 1,207 | 17.30% | 5,739 | 82.24% | 32 | 0.46% |
| 1932 | 1,093 | 17.29% | 5,167 | 81.73% | 62 | 0.98% |
| 1928 | 3,612 | 58.88% | 2,484 | 40.50% | 38 | 0.62% |
| 1924 | 1,664 | 33.17% | 3,081 | 61.41% | 272 | 5.42% |
| 1920 | 3,218 | 34.83% | 5,917 | 64.05% | 103 | 1.11% |
| 1916 | 862 | 30.51% | 1,883 | 66.65% | 80 | 2.83% |
| 1912 | 354 | 12.22% | 1,511 | 52.18% | 1,031 | 35.60% |
| 1908 | 996 | 41.31% | 1,309 | 54.29% | 106 | 4.40% |
| 1904 | 823 | 32.71% | 1,431 | 56.88% | 262 | 10.41% |
| 1900 | 1,629 | 45.71% | 1,734 | 48.65% | 201 | 5.64% |
| 1896 | 873 | 31.18% | 1,782 | 63.64% | 145 | 5.18% |
| 1892 | 269 | 7.11% | 2,225 | 58.85% | 1,287 | 34.04% |
| 1888 | 841 | 29.95% | 1,912 | 68.09% | 55 | 1.96% |
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Attalla
- Boaz (partly in Marshall County)
- Gadsden (county seat)
- Glencoe (partly in Calhoun County)
- Hokes Bluff
- Rainbow City
- Southside (partly in Calhoun County)
Towns
[edit]- Altoona (partly in Blount County)
- Reece City
- Ridgeville
- Sardis City (partly in Marshall County)
- Walnut Grove
Census-designated places
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Former city
[edit]See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Etowah County, Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Etowah County, Alabama
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Alabama Census Year with Modern Map Overlayed," Maps of Alabama, Map of US.org, (https://www.mapofus.org/alabama/ Archived March 28, 2018, at the Wayback Machine: accessed February 15, 2017), Wordpress.com, 2017.>Interactive> 1860 & 1870
- ^ Watson, Elbert L. (Summer 1968). "Lt. Colonel David W. Baine: A Confederate Hero from the North". Alabama Historical Quarterly. 30: 27–38. Retrieved May 22, 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Alabama Counties: Etowah County". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Montgomery, AL. October 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror – Supplement: Lynchings by County" (PDF) (second ed.). Equal Justice Initiative. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2016.
- ^ "Why the story of a 1906 Alabama lynching won't be forgotten". Anniston/Gadsden Real-Time News. December 11, 2016.
- ^ William Thornton, "Why the story of a 1906 Alabama lynching won't be forgotten", AL.com, December 11, 2016; accessed April 13, 2018
- ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Etowah County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Etowah County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Etowah County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Retrieved November 16, 2016.
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