Colbert County () is a

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located in the northwestern part of the

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. As of the 2020 census the county's population was 57,227. The

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is Tuscumbia. The largest city is

Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals is the largest city in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is located on the left bank of the Tennessee River in the northern part of the state and, as of the 2010 census, its population was 13,146. The estimated popula ...

. The county is named in honor of brothers

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and

Levi Colbert Levi Colbert (June 2, 1834) was an early 19th-century Chickasaw leader and the namesake of Itawamba County, Mississippi. Early life and education Levi Colbert was born around 1759 in the Chickasaw Nation (present-day Alabama). He was the ...

, who were

Chickasaw The Chickasaw ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, United States. Their traditional territory was in northern Mississippi, northwestern and northern Alabama, western Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky. Their language is ...

chiefs in the early 19th century in this territory. Ultimately the federal government forced the removal of most of the Chickasaw and other historic tribes from the Southeast. Colbert County is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan statistical area, also known as "The Shoals".

History

The Chickasaw and Cherokee peoples are the earliest known inhabitants of Colbert County, an area that was part of their territories for hundreds of years. Before they emerged, there were earlier cultures of indigenous peoples who established settlements and seasonal villages for thousands of years in the area. In the 1810s, settlers began to settle in an area at a crossroads that developed as

Leighton, Alabama Leighton is a town in Colbert County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as " The Shoals". At the 2020 census, the population was 665. Leighton has been hit by several tornado ...

. Colbert County was originally established during the Reconstruction era after the

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on February 6, 1867. The state legislature split it from Franklin County over political issues. It was abolished eight months later on November 29, 1867 by an Alabama constitutional convention. The general assembly on December 29, 1869 authorized an election to determine if the former county residents wanted their county restored. A vote then took place on January 6, 1870. The county was then reestablished by the legislature on February 24, 1870. In 1890, the eastern boundary of Colbert County was changed from County Line Road to Town Creek; this resulted in all of the town of Leighton placed within Colbert County. Colbert County is the location of

Ivy Green Ivy Green is a historic house museum at 300 West North Commons in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. Built in 1820, it was the birthplace and childhood home of Helen Keller (1880–1968), who became well known after overcoming deaf-blind cond ...

, the

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of noted author and activist

Helen Keller Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness when ...

. Colbert County includes the cities of Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, where many popular American and British musicians, such as

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

and the

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, respectively, recorded music. Also located in Colbert County is the

Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard The Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard is a specialized and restricted pet cemetery and memorial in rural Colbert County, Alabama, US. It is reserved specifically for the burials of Coonhound, coon dogs. The cemetery was established by Ke ...

established in 1937. Coon dogs were bred and trained for hunting in this region.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.7%) is water. The county's elevation ranges from 410 feet at the Tennessee River in northwestern Colbert County to 980 feet in southeastern Colbert County at the broadcast facility's tower of WQPR-FM/WFIQ-TV.

National protected area

Natchez Trace Parkway The Natchez Trace Parkway is a limited-access national parkway in the Southeastern United States that commemorates the historic Natchez Trace and preserves sections of that original trail. Its central feature is a two-lane road that extends 44 ...

(part)

River

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Major creeks

* Bear Creek * Cane Creek * Mulberry Creek * Spring Creek * Town Creek

Waterfalls

* Cane Creek Canyon Waterfall * Rainbow Branch Waterfall * Wilson Dam Waterfall

Notable springs

* Big Spring at Tuscumbia * Buzzard Roost Spring at Margerum * Chalybeate Spring at Littleville * Milk Springs at Colbert Heights * Shegog Spring at Ford City

Notable mountains

* Bald Knob * Coburn Mountain * Colbert Mountain * Hawk Pride Mountain * LaGrange Mountain * Mountain Mills Ridge * Sand Mountain * Underwood Mountain * Wagnon Mountain * Wheeler Mountain

Adjacent counties

Lauderdale County, Alabama Lauderdale County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census the population was 93,564. Its county seat is Florence. Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. Lauderdale ...

- north *

Lawrence County, Alabama Lawrence County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,073. The county seat is Moulton. The county was named after James Lawrence, a captain in the United States Navy from ...

- southeast *

Franklin County, Alabama Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,113. Its county seat is Russellville. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. It ...

- south *

Tishomingo County, Mississippi Tishomingo County is a county located in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,850. Its county seat is Iuka. History Tishomingo County was organized February 9, 1836, from Ch ...

- west

Transportation

Major highways

* U.S. Highway 43 * U.S. Highway 72 * State Route 13 * State Route 17 * State Route 20 * State Route 133 * State Route 157 * State Route 184 * State Route 247 *

Rail

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- freight lines going South, East, and West.Alabama Railway Map
. 2008. Alabama Department of Transportation. Accessed March 15, 2012.

Airports

* Big River Airpark *

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport Northwest Alabama Regional Airport is a public-use airport, located one mile east of Muscle Shoals, in Colbert County, Alabama. It is owned by the counties of Colbert and Lauderdale. The airport is serviced by Contour Airlines, and subsidized ...

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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of 2020, there were 57,227 people, 21,880 households, and 14,797 families residing in the county.

2010 census

According to the 2010 United States census Bureau: There were 22,461 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.00% were

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living together, 12.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,954, and the median income for a family was $39,294. Males had a median income of $32,112 versus $20,107 for females. The

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for the county was $17,533. About 11.10% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the

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, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 54,984 people, 22,461 households, and 16,037 families residing in the county. The

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was . There were 24,980 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 78.52%

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(non-Hispanic), 16.62%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.34% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were

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or Latino of any race.

Politics

Although historically a Democratic stronghold, Colbert County is now heavily Republican. The last Democrat to carry the county in a presidential election was

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, who won its votes with a narrow 49% plurality.

Communities

Cities

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* Tuscumbia (county seat)

Towns

Cherokee The Cherokee (; , or ) people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern ...

Leighton Leighton may refer to: Places In Australia: * Leighton, Western Australia, a beachside locality In the United Kingdom: * Leighton, Cambridgeshire * Leighton, Cheshire * Leighton, North Yorkshire ** Leighton Reservoir * Leighton, Shropshire *Lei ...

* Littleville

Unincorporated communities

* Allsboro * Barton * Buzzard Roost * Ford City *

Hatton Hatton may refer to: Places England * Hatton, Cheshire West and Chester, a former civil parish * Hatton, Derbyshire, a village and civil parish * Hatton, Lincolnshire, a village and civil parish * Hatton, London, in the London Borough of Houn ...

* Listerhill * Maud * Mountain Mills * Nitrate City *

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* Spring Valley * Village Number 1

Education

Colleges

* Northwest Shoals Community College

School districts

The following school districts are in the county:
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Colbert County School System

* Cherokee Elementary School * Cherokee High School * Colbert County High School * Colbert Heights Elementary School * Colbert Heights High School * Hatton Elementary School * Leighton Elementary School * New Bethel Elementary School

Muscle Shoals City School System

* Muscle Shoals High School * Muscle Shoals Middle School * Muscle Shoals Career Academy * Highland Park Elementary School * Howell Graves Preschool * McBride Elementary School * Webster Elementary School

Sheffield City School System

* Sheffield High School * Sheffield Junior High School * L.E. Wilson Elementary School * W.A. Threadgill Primary School

Tuscumbia City School System

* Deshler High School * Deshler Middle School * Deshler Career Technical Center * G.W. Trenholm Primary School * R.E. Thompson Intermediate School

Parks and Recreation

* Alabama Wildlife Refuge Area at Pleasant Site * Avalon Park, Tuscumbia * Buzzard Roost Park, Margerum * Colbert County Park, Pride and Margerum * Highland Park, Tuscumbia * John W. Gattman Park, Muscle Shoals * Colbert Ferry Park, Cherokee * North Alabama State Fair Park, Tuscumbia * Park West, Tuscumbia * Rivermont Park on the Tennessee River, Tuscumbia * Rosetrail Park, Margerum * Spring Park, Tuscumbia * Tenth Avenue Park, Sheffield * Thomas State Wildlife Refuge, Barton * York Terrace Park, Sheffield

Historical Sites and Attractions

* Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Tuscumbia * Barton Hall, Cherokee - National Historic Landmarks * Belle Mont Mansion/Plantation * Cane Creek Canyon and Natural Preserve * Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District, Tuscumbia * Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard of Key-Underwood, Cherokee * F.A.M.E. Recording Studios, Muscle Shoals * Ivy Green - Birthplace of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia * LaGrange College Site and Monument, Leighton * Natchez Trace Parkway * Nitrate Village Number 1 Historic District, Sheffield * Old Railroad Bridge of 1839 on the Tennessee River * Rosenwald School site, Cherokee * Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Tuscumbia * Tuscumbia Railroad Depot Museum * TVA Walking Trails and Recreation Area * Wilson Lock and Dam, Muscle Shoals See also: *

National Register of Historic Places listings in Colbert County, Alabama __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Colbert County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Colbert County, Ala ...

* Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Colbert County, Alabama

Annual Events

* Belle Mont Celtic Fest - May * Muscle Shoals Area Street Rods Car Show Festival - May * Recall LaGrange Commemorations - May * North Alabama African Heritage Festival - June * Leighton Juneteenth Celebration - June * Helen Keller Festival - June * W.C. Handy Music Festival - July * Coon Dog Labor Day Celebration - September * "Oka Kapassa" – Return to Cold Water American Indian Festival - September * Annual Christmas Parades of Muscle Shoals, Tuscumbia, Sheffield - December

In popular culture

* Colbert County was featured in a three-part comedy feature on

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's ''

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'' from November 28–30, 2006. * Colbert County is the setting for the

Drive-by Truckers Drive-By Truckers are an American rock music, rock band based in Athens, Georgia. Two of five current members (Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley (American musician), Mike Cooley) are originally from The Shoals region of northern Alabama and met as ...

song, "Putting People on the Moon"

Notable People

Arthur Alexander Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was an American country-soul songwriter and singer. Jason Ankeny, music critic for AllMusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and that, though largely unknown, "his music is the stuf ...

* Jason Allen - American football *

Beverly Barton Beverly Marie Beaver (née Inman; December 23, 1946 – April 21, 2011), better known as Beverly Barton, was an American author, known for her romantic suspense novels. She wrote over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular ...

Lefty Bates Lefty Bates (March 9, 1920 – April 7, 2007)Doc Rock (2007) TheDeadRockStarsClub.com. Accessed October 13, 2011. was an American Chicago blues guitarist. He led the Lefty Bates Combo and worked with the El Dorados, the Flamingos, Jimmy Reed, Joh ...

Deion Belue Deion Belue (born September 3, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Alabama. Belue signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2014. In addition, he spent time as a member of the Pittsburg ...

* Boyd Bennett * Robert Byrne - songwriter * Marcel Black * Archibald Hill Carmichael *

Pete Carr Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (April 22, 1950 – June 27, 2020) was an American guitarist. Carr contributed session work to recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, Percy Sledge, The Sta ...

* Amanda Chase *

George Colbert George Colbert (November 7, 1839) was an early 19th century, 19th-century Chickasaw leader who commanded 350 Chickasaw auxiliary troops who fought under Major General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. He also served as an Officer (armed forc ...

Mike Cooley (musician) John Michael Cooley (born September 14, 1966) is an American songwriter, singer, and guitarist from Tuscumbia, Alabama, near Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Muscle Shoals. He is a member of the band Drive-By Truckers. Background Cooley received his ...

* Dominique Croom * Ben Cunningham (activist) *

Rece Davis William Laurece Davis (born ) is an American sports television journalist for ESPN/ESPN on ABC, ABC. Davis works as an anchor on ''SportsCenter'' and serves as host of various other programs on the network, including ''College GameDay (football ...

* Bobby E. Denton * James Deshler *

Leon Douglas Leon Douglas (born August 26, 1954) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before transitioning to an extensive professional career overseas in Europe. ...

* Cecil Dowdy * Alecia Elliott * Henry S. Foote * Douglas A. Foster *

Al Gamble John Allen "Al" Gamble (born March 11, 1969) is an American, Memphis, Tennessee and Birmingham, Alabama based, session musician, playing Hammond B-3 organ and keyboards. He is currently the keyboard player for St. Paul and The Broken Bones. Ea ...

* Wayne Greenhaw * Wendell Wilkie Gunn *

Rick Hall Roe Erister "Rick" Hall (January 31, 1932 – January 2, 2018) was an American record producer, songwriter, and musician who became known as the owner of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. As the "Father of Muscle Shoals Music", he was ...

Howell Heflin Howell Thomas Heflin (June 19, 1921 – March 29, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Early life Heflin was born on June 19, 1921, i ...

* Kelvin Holly *

Dennis Homan Dennis Frank Homan (born January 9, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (1968–1970) and the Kansas City Chiefs (1971– ...

David Hood David Hood (born September 21, 1943) is an American musician, hailing from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, He is known for playing the bass guitar and trombone, and is a member of the Alabama Music Hall of Fame. Early life and education Hood was b ...

Patterson Hood Patterson David Hood (born March 24, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers. Early life Hood was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the son of Jan Patterson Adams and David Hood, the longtime bassist ...

* Jimmy Hughes * Richard H. Jackson *

Rick James (baseball) Richard Lee James (born October 11, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, James was the Chicago Cubs' first #1 draft pick in the inaugural Major League Baseball Draft of June 1965. Selected after his ...

Jimmy Johnson (session guitarist) Jimmy Ray Johnson (February 4, 1943 – September 5, 2019) was an American session guitarist and record producer. Johnson was a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for a pe ...

* John W. Keys *

Adam Lazzara Adam Lazzara is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Taking Back Sunday. Along with singing lead vocals, Lazzara plays guitar and occasionally the harmonica. Taking Back Sunday Joining the band Adam Lazzara initially ...

Maud McKnight Lindsay Maud McKnight Lindsay (1874–1941) was an American educator. She is best known for being the founder of the first free kindergarten in Alabama, and a friend of Helen Keller. In 1995, she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. Biogra ...

* Robert B. Lindsay *

Frank Manush Frank Henry Benjamin Manush (September 18, 1883 – January 5, 1965) was an American Major League Baseball third baseman. Manush played for the Philadelphia Athletics in . In 23 career games, he had 12 hits in 77 at-bats, with a .156 batting aver ...

Heinie Manush Henry Emmett Manush (July 20, 1901 – May 12, 1971), nicknamed "Heinie", was an American baseball outfielder. He played professional baseball for 20 years from 1920 to 1939, including 17 years in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers (1 ...

* Guy Morton * Alfred Huger Moses *

Stan Munsey Stan E. Munsey (born July 10, 1955) is an American songwriter and one of several writer-musicians to emerge from the Muscle Shoals, Alabama music scene. Biography Munsey was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on July 10, 1955, and spent a significant nu ...

Ozzie Newsome Ozzie Newsome Jr. (born March 16, 1956) is an American professional football executive and former player who is the executive vice president of player personnel of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Newsome was a tight ...

Gary Nichols Gary Nichols (born 1978 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American country music singer. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2006, Nichols made his debut that year with the release of his single "Unbroken Ground", which reached No. 39 on ...

Margaret Pellegrini Margaret Pellegrini (' Williams; September 23, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress, vaudeville performer and dancer, best known for playing one of the Munchkins from the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz.'' Until her death in 2013, she ...

* Anthony Piccione * Will Reynolds *

Willie Ruff Willie Henry Ruff Jr. (September 1, 1931 – December 24, 2023) was an American jazz musician, specializing in the French horn and double bass, and a music scholar and educator, primarily as a Yale professor from 1971 to 2017. Personal life Wil ...

Wimp Sanderson Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson (born August 8, 1937) is an American former college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Alabama from 1980 to 1992 followed by stint at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 1994 to 1999. Sanderson ...

William Henry Sawtelle William Henry Sawtelle (August 27, 1868 – December 17, 1934) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for ...

* Mark Sears * Herschel Sizemore *

Joseph Humphrey Sloss Joseph Humphrey Sloss (October 12, 1826 – January 27, 1911) was an American politician who served the state of Alabama in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives between 1871 and 1875. He was born in Somervil ...

* William H. Steele * Phillip Swann *

Percy Sledge Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song " When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 19 ...

Leigh Tiffin Van Leigh Tiffin Jr. (born August 3, 1988) is an American former college football player who was a Placekicker, kicker for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama Crimson Tide. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football Le ...

Chris Tompkins Christopher G. Tompkins (born Muscle Shoals, Alabama) is an American songwriter based in Nashville. Since 2002 he has co-written songs for pop, rock, and country artists Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean ...

Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson (August 19, 1942 – November 1, 2015) was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as a Unite ...

* Wilson D. Watson * Ed West *

John Paul White John Paul White (born August 4, 1972) is an American musician and former member of the Grammy Award-winning duo the Civil Wars. He restarted his solo career with his 2016 release, ''Beulah''. Early life White was born in Muscle Shoals, Alabama ...

* William Willis

References

External links

Colbert County official websiteColbert County TourismCity of Tuscumbia official website
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