Madison County (Alabama)

The Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. The the county seat ( county seat ) is located in Huntsville.

Geography

The County is located in the extreme north of Alabama, bordering Tennessee and has an area of ​​2105 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water surface. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Jackson County, Marshall County, Morgan County and Limestone County.

History

Madison County was formed by Robert Williams, the Governor of the Mississippi Territory on December 13, 1808 from former land of the Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians. It was named after President James Madison. The district capital Huntsville was until 1819 also is the capital of Alabama.

Demographics

1900-1990 2000 2010

According to the census of 2000, there were 276 700 people in Madison County. Of these, 7,258 people lived in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 109 955 households and 75 319 families. The population density was 133 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made ​​up of 72.06 percent White, 22.78 percent Black or African American, 0.77 percent Native American, 1.86 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.59 percent from other races groups; 1.89 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.89 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 109 955 households out of which 33.0 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 53.4 percent lived married couples living together, 11.8 percent were single mothers, 31.5 percent were non-families, 27.2 percent of all households were single-person households and 7.4 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.00.

25.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.4 percent between 18 to 24, 31.5 percent between 25 and 44, 22.7 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males to females age 18 and over, there 92.1 males.

The median income for a household was $ 44,704, and the median income for a family $ 54,360. Males have a median income of $ 40,779, women $ 26,534. The per capita income was $ 23,091. 8.1 percent of families and 10.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Worth seeing

The Redstone Arsenal is a site of the U.S. Army. It is known today primarily through the here -based Marshall Space Flight Center of NASA. The name Redstone is derived from the predominantly red soil of the area. In Huntsville, the Huntsville Botanical Garden, a 453,000 m² botanical garden is located.

Places in Madison County

  • Bailey Cove Estates
  • Baltimore Hill
  • Bell Factory
  • Berkley
  • Blue Spring Garden
  • Bobo
  • Brando Town
  • Brookhurst
  • Browns Corner
  • Brownsboro
  • Buckhorn
  • Burrows
  • Butler Mill
  • Camelot
  • Carter Grove
  • Cavalry Hill
  • Cedar Point
  • Chapman Heights
  • Chase
  • Chelsea
  • Cherrytree
  • Clarkdale
  • Clift Acres
  • Cluttsville
  • Dallas
  • Darwin Downs
  • Davis Hills
  • Deposit
  • Dug Hill
  • Echols Hill
  • Edmonton Heights
  • Elko
  • Elkwood
  • Elon
  • English Village
  • Fairview
  • Farley
  • Fisk
  • Five Points
  • Fleming Hills
  • Fleming Meadows
  • Flemington Heights
  • Gladstone
  • Greenfield
  • Greenwycke Village
  • Gurley
  • Haden
  • Harvest
  • Haysland Estates
  • Hazel Green
  • Hillandale
  • Hillsboro
  • Hobbs Iceland
  • Hoover
  • Huntsville
  • Huntsville Park
  • Jeff
  • Jones Valley Estates
  • Keys Mill
  • Lakewood
  • Lily Flagg
  • Lincoln
  • Longwood
  • Madison
  • Madison Crossroads
  • Maple Hill
  • Maplewood
  • Mayfair
  • Maysville
  • McCaleb Mill
  • Meadow Hills
  • Mercury
  • Meridianville
  • Mint Spring
  • Monrovia
  • Moon Town
  • Moores Mill
  • Mount Carmel
  • Mount Lebanon
  • Nebo
  • New Haven
  • New Hope
  • New Market
  • New Sharon
  • Nolan Hills
  • Normal
  • North Daye Hill
  • Northside Acres
  • Norton
  • Oak Grove
  • Oak Park
  • Oakwood
  • Old Monrovia
  • Owens Cross Roads
  • Parkway Estates
  • Piedmont
  • Plevna
  • Rainbow
  • Rainbow Mountain Heights
  • Ready Crossing
  • Redstone Park
  • Rideout Village
  • Roseboro
  • Ryland
  • Saint Clair Store
  • Shady Lane
  • Sherwood Park
  • Skinem
  • Skyline Acres
  • Steele Crossing
  • Sublett Mill
  • Sulphur Springs
  • Sunset Cove
  • Swancott
  • Terry Heights
  • The Highlands
  • Three Forks
  • Toney
  • Triana
  • Union Grove
  • Vaughn Corners
  • Weatherly Heights
  • West Huntsville
  • Western Hills Estates
  • Westlawn
  • Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg Estates
  • Willowbrook
  • Willowbrook Estates
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