Walker County, Alabama

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Walker County, Alabama is a county in north-central Alabama that forms part of the Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan region and is historically known for its coal mining and Appalachian foothills landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Cullman County, Alabama
Fayette County, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama
Marion County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Winston County, Alabama
climateType humid subtropical climate
containsCity Carbon Hill, Alabama
Cordova, Alabama
Jasper, Alabama
Sumiton, Alabama
containsTown Eldridge, Alabama
Oakman, Alabama
Parrish, Alabama
Sipsey, Alabama
containsUnincorporatedCommunity Burnwell, Alabama
Empire, Alabama
Kansas, Alabama
Nauvoo, Alabama
Prospect, Alabama
Quinton, Alabama
Saragossa, Alabama
Thach, Alabama
Townley, Alabama
Willow Shade, Alabama
country United States of America
countySeat Jasper, Alabama
dateEstablished 1823-12-26
establishedInCentury 19th century
FIPSCode 01-133
geographyFeature Appalachian Mountains
surface form: Appalachian foothills

forested hills
warrior coal fields
GNISID 0126530
hasAreaCode 205
659
hasCountyCourthouse Walker County Courthouse
historicalIndustry coal mining
timber
isInCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 4th congressional district
Alabama's 6th congressional district
largestCity Jasper, Alabama
locatedIn Alabama
Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian region

United States South
locatedInRegion north-central Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter John Williams Walker
partOf Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area
postalCodeType ZIP Code
state Alabama
subdivisionType county
usesDaylightSavingTime true

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Blount County, Alabama borders Walker County, Alabama
Birmingham–Hoover metropolitan area hasCounty Walker County, Alabama