Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County
Escambia County
County
	Escambia County, Alabama Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°07′36″N 87°09′44″W / 31.126666666667°N 87.162222222222°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 10, 1868
Seat	Brewton
Largest city	Atmore
Area
• Total	953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Land	945 sq mi (2,450 km2)
• Water	8.1 sq mi (21 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	36,757
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.co.escambia.al.us

Escambia County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2020, 36,757 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is Brewton.

History

Escambia County was formed after the American Civil War, on December 10, 1868. This was during the Reconstruction era. The name "Escambia" may come from the Creek name Shambia, meaning "clearwater",^[2] or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake".

In September 1979, the county was declared a disaster area due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, and again in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 953 square miles (2,470 km²), of which 945 square miles (2,450 km²) is land and 8.1 square miles (21 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[3]