Dallas County, Alabama

Dallas County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county seat is Selma.

History
Dallas County was formed on February 9, 1818. It was named for U.S. Treasury Secretary Alexander J. Dallas of Pennsylvania. At first the county seat was at Cahaba. In 1865, the county seat was moved to Selma.

Geography
Dallas County is in the Black Belt region. The Alabama River is in the county.

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 993.37 sqmi. 980.71 sqmi (or 98.73%) is land and 12.66 sqmi (or 1.27%) is water.

Border Counties

 * Chilton County (north)
 * Autauga County (northeast)
 * Lowndes County (southeast)
 * Wilcox County (south)
 * Marengo County (west)
 * Perry County (northwest)

National protected areas

 * Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail (part)
 * Talladega National Forest (part)

Major highways

 * [[Image:US 80.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 80
 * [[Image:Alabama 5.svg|20px]] State Route 5
 * [[Image:Alabama 14.svg|20px]] State Route 14
 * [[Image:Alabama 22.svg|20px]] State Route 22
 * [[Image:Alabama 41.svg|20px]] State Route 41
 * [[Image:Alabama 89.svg|20px]] State Route 89

Airports

 * Craig Field (SEM) in Selma
 * Skyharbor Airport (S63) in Selma

Cities

 * Selma
 * Valley Grande

Towns

 * Orrville

Census-designated places

 * Selmont-West Selmont

Unincorporated communities

 * Beloit
 * Browns
 * Cahaba
 * Carlowville
 * Crumptonia
 * Elm Bluff
 * Marion Junction
 * Minter
 * Plantersville
 * Pleasant Hill
 * Richmond
 * Safford
 * Sardis
 * Summerfield
 * Tyler

Education
Areas not in Selma are served by Dallas County Schools. Areas in Selma are served by Selma City Schools.

Notable residents

 * James Abercrombie, (1795–1861), United States Congressman from Alabama, lived here for a time.
 * Shwetak Patel, (1981-), born in Selma, a professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington