Coffee County, Alabama
county in Alabama, United States
Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2020 the population was 53,465.[2] Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise.
Coffee County | |
|---|---|
 Original Coffee County Courthouse (Elba) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′12″N 85°59′12″W / 31.403333333333°N 85.986666666667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 29, 1841 |
| Named for | John Coffee |
| Seat | Elba (de facto) Enterprise (annex)[1] |
| Largest city | Enterprise |
| Area | |
| • Total | 680 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 679 sq mi (1,760 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 53,465 |
| • Density | 79/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Geography
changeAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 680 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 679 square miles (1,760 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.2%) is water.[3]
Major highways
change
U.S. Highway 84
State Route 27
State Route 51
State Route 87
State Route 88
State Route 92
State Route 134
Border counties
change- Pike County (north)
- Dale County (east)
- Geneva County (south)
- Covington County (west)
- Crenshaw County (northwest)
Cities and towns
change- Elba
- Enterprise (part - part of Enterprise is in Dale County)
- Kinston
- New Brockton
Unincorporated communities
change- Alberton
- Basin
- Battens Crossroads
- Bluff Springs
- Brooklyn
- Central City
- Chesnut Grove
- Clintonville
- Clowers Crossroads
- Coppinville
- Curtis
- Damascus
- Danleys Crossroads
- Frisco
- Goodman
- Ino
- Jack
- Java
- Keyton
- Lowry Mill
- Newby
- Perry Store
- Pine Level
- Rhoades
- Richburg
- Roeton
- Shady Grove
- Tabernacle
- Turner Crossroads
- Victoria
- Wilkinstown
- Zoar
Notable people
change- Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and 1955 to 1959, was born in Coffee County.
- Coffee is the hometown of Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rios
- Coffee County is home to "The Dancing Ghost" of Grancer Harrison, featured in the book 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.
References
change- ↑ Coffee County, Alabama. "History of Coffee County". Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "QuickFacts: Coffee County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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