Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County
	Wilcox County, Alabama
	Map
	; Location in the state of Alabama
	; Alabama's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	December 13, 1819
Seat	Camden
Largest City	Camden
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 907 sq mi (2,349 km²); 888 sq mi (2,300 km²); 19 sq mi (49 km²), 2.1
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Joseph M. Wilcox

Wilcox County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,600.^[1] The county seat is Camden.^[2]

History

Wilcox County was founded on December 13, 1819. The county was named after Joseph M. Wilcox, a U.S. Army lieutenant who was killed in Alabama during the Creek War.^[3]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 907 square miles (2,350 km²), of which 888 square miles (2,300 km²) is land and 19 square miles (49 km²) (2.1%) is water.^[4]

Major highways

Bordering counties

Dallas County (northeast)
Lowndes County (east-northeast)
Butler County (east-southeast)
Monroe County (south)
Clarke County (southwest)
Marengo County (northwest)

Communities

City

Camden (county seat)

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ackerville
Alberta
Anne Manie
Arlington
Canton Bend
Coy
Furman
Gee's Bend
Lower Peach Tree
McWilliams
Millers Ferry
Pebble Hill
Snow Hill
Sunny South

Ghost town

Prairie Bluff
Ruthven

References

↑ QuickFacts: Wilcox County, Alabama. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ Joseph M. Wilcox • Cullum's Register • 72.
↑ 2010 Census Gazetteer Files (August 22, 2012)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

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[2020QF-1] QuickFacts: Wilcox County, Alabama. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[GR6-2] Find a CountyNational Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[3] Joseph M. Wilcox • Cullum's Register • 72.

[GR1-4] 2010 Census Gazetteer Files (August 22, 2012)United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Wilcox County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Camden
City	Camden
Towns	Oak Hill Pine Apple Pine Hill Yellow Bluff
CDPs	Boykin Catherine
Unincorporated communities	Ackerville Alberta Allenton Anne Manie Arlington Bethel Canton Bend Coy Fatama Furman Gastonburg Kimbrough Lamison Lower Peach Tree McWilliams Millers Ferry Pebble Hill Prairie Rockwest Rosebud Snow Hill Sunny South
Ghost towns	Prairie Bluff Ruthven