Walker County, Alabama
Overview
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
. As of 2010 the population was 67,023. Its county seat
is Jasper
.
Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties.
It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822.
Jasper is the county seat, named after William Jasper
, a Red Stick War hero from South Carolina
.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 805.3 square miles (2,085.7 km²), of which 794.39 square miles (2,057.5 km²) (or 98.65%) is land and 10.91 square miles (28.3 km²) (or 1.35%) is water.
County (United States)
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of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker
John Williams Walker
John Williams Walker was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state....
, a member of the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. As of 2010 the population was 67,023. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Jasper
Jasper, Alabama
Jasper is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 14,659. As of 2011 the population had was 13,857. The city is the county seat of Walker County, and once ranked among the world's leading producers of coal....
.
Walker County was established on December 26, 1823, and formed from sections of Marion and Tuscaloosa counties.
It was named after Senator John Walker, who represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1819 to 1822.
Jasper is the county seat, named after William Jasper
William Jasper
William Jasper was a noted American soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment.Jasper distinguished himself in the defense of Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776...
, a Red Stick War hero from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
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According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 805.3 square miles (2,085.7 km²), of which 794.39 square miles (2,057.5 km²) (or 98.65%) is land and 10.91 square miles (28.3 km²) (or 1.35%) is water.
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