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Escambia County, Alabama
County in Alabama, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the county in Alabama. For the adjacent county in Florida, see Escambia County, Florida. For the river, see Escambia River.
Escambia County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,757.[1] Its county seat is Brewton.[2]
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Escambia County | |
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![]() Escambia County, Alabama Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°07′36″N 87°09′44″W | |
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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 |
• Estimate (2023) | 36,558 ![]() |
• Density | 39/sq mi (15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
Website | www |
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Escambia County is coextensive with the Atmore, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area; which is itself a constituent part of the larger Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL Combined Statistical Area. [3]
The county is the base of the state's only federally recognized Native American tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. They have developed gaming casinos and a hotel on their reservation here, but also a much larger business extending to locations in other states and the Caribbean.