Elmore County, Alabama

Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. As of 2020, 87,977 people lived there. The county seat is Wetumpka.

Elmore County
County
County courthouse in Wetumpka
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°35′49″N 86°09′05″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 15, 1866
Named for	John A. Elmore
Seat	Wetumpka
Largest city	Millbrook
Area
• Total	657 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	618 sq mi (1,600 km2)
• Water	39 sq mi (100 km2)  5.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	87,977
• Density	130/sq mi (52/km2)
Demonym	Elmorean
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.elmoreco.org

History

Elmore County was formed on February 15, 1866. It was created from portions of Autauga, Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Montgomery Counties. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 657 square miles (1,700 km²), of which 618 square miles (1,600 km²) is land and 39 square miles (100 km²) (5.9%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Highway 82
• U.S. Highway 231
• State Route 9
• State Route 14
• State Route 63

Border counties

• Coosa County (north)
• Tallapoosa County (northeast)
• Macon County (southeast)
• Montgomery County (south)
• Autauga County (west)
• Chilton County (northwest)

Cities and towns

• Blue Ridge
• Coosada
• Deatsville
• Eclectic
• Elmore
• Equality (part of Equality is in Coosa County)
• Millbrook
• Prattville (part - most of Prattville is in Autauga County)
• Tallassee (part of Tallassee is in Tallapoosa County)
• Wetumpka