Dale County, Alabama
county in Alabama, United States
Dale County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Most of the Fort Novosel U.S. Army Aviation Center for Excellence is in Dale County. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale. As of the 2020 census, 49,326 people lived there.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Ozark.
Dale County | |
|---|---|
 Daleville historical marker | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′00″N 85°36′00″W / 31.4333°N 85.6°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 22, 1824 |
| Named for | Samuel Dale |
| Seat | Ozark |
| Largest city | Ozark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Land | 561 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 49,326 |
| • Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www |
Geography
changeDale County is in the southeastern corner of the State of Alabama. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 563 square miles (1,460 km2), of which 561 square miles (1,450 km2) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) (0.3%) is water.[2]
Major highways
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U.S. Highway 84
U.S. Highway 231
State Route 27
State Route 51
State Route 85
State Route 92
State Route 123
State Route 134
Border counties
change- Barbour County (north)
- Henry County (east)
- Houston County (southeast)
- Geneva County (southwest)
- Coffee County (west)
- Pike County (northwest)
Municipalities and census-designated places
change- Ariton
- Clayhatchee
- Daleville
- Dothan (part - most of Dothan is in Houston County, with additional portions in Henry County)
- Enterprise (part - most of Enterprise is in Coffee County)
- Fort Novosel (U.S. Army base, treated as a census-designated place)
- Grimes
- Level Plains
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Ozark
- Pinckard
Unincorporated communities
change- Arguta (southwest of Blue Springs)
- Asbury (northeast of Ozark)
- Barefield Crossroads (west of Abbeville)
- Barnes (southeast of Abbeville)
- Beamon (northeast of Ozark)
- Bells Crossroads (northwest of Clayton)
- Bertha (southeast of Blue Springs)
- Bethel (southwest of Clio)
- Browns Crossroad (northeast of Newton)
- Clopton (southeast of Blue Springs)
- Dill (north of Ozark)
- Dillard (northwest of Ozark)
- Dykes Crossroad (southwest of Blue Springs)
- Echo (east of Ozark)
- Ewell (southeast of Ozark)
- Gerald (northwest of Daleville)
- Kelly (southwest of Newton)
- Mabson (east of Ozark)
- Marley Mill (northwest of Ozark)
- Plainview (north of Newton)
- Roberts Crossroads (south of Blue Springs)
- Rocky Head (southwest of Clio)
- Skipperville (northeast of Ozark)
- Sylvan Grove (northeast of Midland City)
- Waterford (north of Newton)
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Dale 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.