Coffee County, Alabama
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, Alabama | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | December 29, 1841 |
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| Seat | Elba (de facto) Enterprise (annex)[1] |
| Largest City | Enterprise |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
680 sq mi (1,761 km²) 679 sq mi (1,759 km²) 1.5 sq mi (4 km²), 0.2 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: http://www.coffeecounty.us | |
| Named for: John Coffee | |
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 680.48 square miles (1,762.4 km2). 678.99 square miles (1,758.6 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[3]
Major highways
Border counties
- Pike County (north)
- Dale County (east)
- Geneva County (south)
- Covington County (west)
- Crenshaw County (northwest)
Cities and towns
- Elba
- Enterprise (part - part of Enterprise is in Dale County)
- Kinston
- New Brockton
Unincorporated communities
- 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
- 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
- ↑ Coffee County, Alabama. "History of Coffee County". Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Coffee County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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