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 2000 the population was 70,713. 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, name...
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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 2000 the population was 70,713. 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 Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,086 km² (805 square miles). Nearly 794 square miles (2,057 km²) of it is land, and 11 square miles (28 km²) of it (1.35%) is water.
Walker County will be served by Interstate 22 when completed.
As of the census of 2000, there were 70,713 people, 28,364 households, and 20,478 families residing in the county. The population density was 89 people per square mile (34/km²). There were 32,417 housing units at...
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