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Also known as Dallas County, Alabama, Dallas County, AL

county in Alabama, United States

AI overview

Dallas County is a county located in Alabama in the United States. It is historically significant as the location of Selma, a key site of the Civil Rights Movement and the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.

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Key facts

Country
United States
State
Alabama
Founded
February 9, 1818
Named after
Alexander J. Dallas
Seat
Selma
Largest city
Selma
Total
994 sq mi (2,570 km )
Land
979 sq mi (2,540 km )
Water
15 sq mi (39 km ) 1.5%
Estimate 2025
35,140
Density
39.3/sq mi (15.2/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
7th
Website
www .dallascounty-al .org

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Official website

Home | County of Dallas, AL

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Wikidata facts

Located in
Alabama
Capital
Selma
Population
38462
Area
2573
Shares border with
Perry County
Official website
www.dallascounty-al.org
Image
Dallas County Courthouse Selma Alabama 001.jpg
Households
15409
Licence plate code
27
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Commons category
Dallas County, Alabama
topic's main category
Category:Dallas County, Alabama
category of associated people
Category:People from Dallas County, Alabama
inception
1818-02-09
category for people born here
Category:Births in Dallas County, Alabama
different from
Dallas County
water as percent of area
1.5
native label
Dallas County
per capita income
19653
mean age
39.6
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Encyclopedic overview

Dallas County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 38,462. The county seat is Selma. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas, who served from 1814 to 1816.

Dallas County comprises the Selma, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dallas County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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