Sandbox for creating historical boundary tables for various congressional districts. Alabama shown below.
7th District edit
| Alabama’s 7th Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 87,265 | Benton[1], Coosa, Jefferson, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega |
| 1860 | Not Allocated[2] | |
| 1870[3] | 179,335 | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, De Kalb, Etowah, Marshall, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega |
| 1880 | 121,828 | |
| 1890 | 130,451 | Cherokee, De Kalb, Etowah, Marshall, St. Clair |
| 1900 | 158,643 | Cherokee, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Franklin, Marshall, St. Clair, Winston |
| 1910 | 197,409 | |
| 186,641[4] | Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, De Kalb, Etowah, Marshall, St. Clair | |
| 1920 | 217,187 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 285,138 | Blount, Cullman, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston |
| 1950 | 273,187 | |
| 1960 | 417,052 | Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, Walker, Winston |
| 1970 | Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson (part), Marengo, Perry, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscoloosa | |
| 1980 | 404,518 | Bibb, Chilton, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson (part), Lowndes, Marengo, Perry, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscoloosa |
| 1990 | 577,227 | Bibb (City of Eoline), Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson (part), Lowndes, Margengo, Montgomery (part), Perry, Pickens (part), Sumter, Tuscaloosa (part), Wilcox |
| 2000 | 635,300 | Choctaw, Clarke (part), Dallas, Greene, Hale, Jefferson (part), Marengo, Perry, Pickens (part), Sumter, Tuscaloosa (part), Wilcox |
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 and 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1. (1883)
- 1850 and 1840 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Census of Population and Housing, 1850 Census.
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 40th Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 63rd Congress (1913); 65th Congress (1919); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
6th District edit
| Alabama’s 6th Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 78,857 | Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall |
| 1860[5] | 122,013 | Blount, Colbert, Franklin, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Marion, Morgan, Walker, Winston |
| 1870 | 125,410 | Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Marion, Pickens, Sanford, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston |
| 1880 | 165,740 | Fayette, Greene, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Winston |
| 1890 | 158,838 | Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker |
| 1900 | 218,324 | Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker |
| 1910 | 240,156 | |
| 180,871[6] | Bibb, Greene Hale, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa | |
| 1920 | 170,188 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 251,757 | Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Perry, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa |
| 1950 | 250,726 | |
| 1960 | 502,282 | Jefferson (part) |
| 1970 | 493,045 | |
| 1980 | 554,188 | |
| 1990 | 577,226 | Bibb (part), Jefferson (part), Shelby, and Tuscaloosa (part). |
| 2000 | 635,300 | Bibb, Chilton, Coosa (part), Jefferson (part), Shelby, St. Clair (part), Tuscaloosa (part). |
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 63rd Congress (1913); 65th Congress (1919); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
5th District edit
| Alabama’s 5th Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 73,537 | Franklin, Hancock, [7] Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Marion, Morgan, Walker |
| 1860[8] | 99,540 | Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, St. Clair |
| 1870 | 100,862 | |
| [9] | Autauga, Bibb, Chambers, Chilton, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Macon, Tallapoosa | |
| 1880 | 152,632 | |
| 1890 | 185,720 | Autauga, Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, Randolph, Tallapoosa |
| 1900 | 219,910 | |
| 1910 | 235,615 | |
| 1920 | 231,453 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 294,539 | Chambers, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Marshall, Randolph, Tallapoosa |
| 1950 | 310,683 | |
| 1960 | 433,327 | Bibb, Chilton, Greene, Hale, Jefferson (part), Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa |
| 1970 | 489,771 | Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan |
| 1980 | 549,802 | Colbert, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan |
| 1990 | ||
| 2000 | ||
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
4th District edit
| Alabama’s 4th Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 135,194 | Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa |
| 1860[10] | 242,149 | Autauga, Bibb, Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Jones,[11] Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, Tuscaloosa |
| 1870 | 142,862 | Dallas, Hale, Lowndes (part), Perry, Wilcox |
| [12] | Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Perry, Wilcox | |
| 1880 | 168,731 | |
| 1890 | 161,184 | Calhoun, Chilton, Cleburne, Dallas, Shelby, Talladega |
| 1900 | 178,716 | |
| 1910 | 193,958 | |
| 1920 | 206,751 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 283,622 | Autauga, Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, St. Clair, Talladega |
| 1950 | 301,665 | Autauga, Calhoun, Clay, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, St. Clair, Talladega |
| 1960 | 346,205 | Autauga, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Dallas, Elmore, Randolph, St. Clair, Talladega |
| 1970 | 492,196 | Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, St. Clair, Walker, Winston |
| 1980 | 586,150 | Blount, Cherokee, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, St. Clair (part), Walker, Winston |
| 1990 | ||
| 2000 | ||
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
3rd District edit
| Alabama’s 3rd Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1820 | ||
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 130,634 | Autauga, Chambers, Macon, Montgomery, Russell, Tallapoosa |
| 1860[13] | 163,287 | Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa |
| 1870 | 161,690 | Chambers, Clay, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa |
| [14] | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Lee, Russell | |
| 1880 | 159,043 | |
| 1890 | 179,680 | |
| 1900 | 223,409 | |
| 1910 | 249,042 | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Russell |
| 1920 | 258,646 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 303,837 | Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Russell |
| 1950 | 303,587 | |
| 1960 | 383,782 | Barbour, Bullock, Chambers, Coffee, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Macon, Russell, Tallapoosa |
| 1970 | 493,588 | Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa |
| 1980 | 552,496 | Autauga, Calhoun, Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa |
| 1990 | ||
| 2000 | ||
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
2nd District edit
| Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1820 | ||
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 97,289 | Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Henry, Lowndes, Pike |
| 1860[15] | 191,507 | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Lowndes, Montgomery, Pike |
| 1870 | 176,938 | Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Lowndes (part), Montgomery, Pike |
| 111,571[16] | Baldwin, Butler, Coffee, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Lowndes (part), Montgomery, Pike | |
| 1880 | 136,937 | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Montgomery, Pike |
| 1890 | 136,937 | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Montgomery, Pike, Wilcox |
| 1900 | 239,653 | |
| 1910 | 289,770 | |
| 1920 | 302,002 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 356,553 | Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Escambia, Lowndes, Montgomery, Pike |
| 1950 | 370,389 | |
| 1960 | 386,075 | |
| 1970 | 491,676 | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Montgomery, Pike |
| 1980 | 549,505 | Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Montgomery, Pike |
| 1990 | ||
| 2000 | ||
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
1st District edit
| Alabama’s 1st Congressional District | ||
|---|---|---|
| Census Year | Population | Counties |
| 1810 | At-large district from 1817 to 1823 | |
| 1820 | ||
| 1830 | ||
| 1840 | ||
| 1850 | 149,147 | Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuch, Dallas, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox |
| 1860[17] | 160,069 | Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox |
| 1870 | 120,927 | Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington |
| 1880 | 139,650 | |
| 1890 | 151,757 | |
| 1900 | 181,781 | |
| 1910 | 211,856 | |
| 1920 | 236,507 | |
| 1930 | ||
| 1940 | 297,472 | Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox |
| 1950 | 371,119 | |
| 1960 | 414,392 | Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox |
| 1970 | 491,747 | Baldwin, Clarke, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, Washington, Wilcox |
| 1980 | 563,140 | |
| 1990 | ||
| 2000 | ||
- Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
- 1880 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Tenth Census, Volume 1, Pages 14 and 15. (1883)
- 1840 to 1870 Census data from U.S. Census Bureau: Compendium of the Ninth Census, Page 24. (1872)
- Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 42nd Congress (1868); 48th Congress (1883); 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); 83rd Congress (1953); 89th Congress (1965); 102nd Congress (1991); 105th Congress (1998); 108th Congress (2003)
- 1970 counties from Congressional Districts in the 1970s, Second Edition. Congressional Quarterly. September 1974.
- ^ renamed Calhoun in 1858
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the Union in July 1868. The 7th District was not allocated from 1868-1873.
- ^ At-large district from 1873 to 1877
- ^ Redistricting due to the conversion of 10th At-large seat to a stand-alone district.
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.
- ^ Redistricting due to change of at-large district to 10th District.
- ^ Name changed to Winston County in 1858
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.
- ^ Redistricting due to elimination of 7th and 8th at large districts.
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.
- ^ So listed in Congressional Directory. Likely Lowndes.
- ^ Redistricting due to elimination of 7th and 8th at large districts.
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.
- ^ Redistricting due to elimination of 7th and 8th at large districts.
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.
- ^ Redistricting due to elimination of 7th and 8th at large districts.
- ^ Vacant until Alabama was readmitted to the union July 1868.