Cleburne County, Alabama
| Cleburne County, Alabama | |
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Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin in 2012
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 Location in the U.S. state of Alabama |
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 Alabama's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | December 6, 1866 |
| Named for | Patrick Cleburne |
| Seat | Heflin |
| Largest city | Heflin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 561 sq mi (1,453 km2) |
| • Land | 560 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
| • Water | 0.9 sq mi (2 km2), 0.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 15,018 |
| • Density | 27/sq mi (10/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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Cleburne County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,972. Its county seat is Heflin. Its name is in honor of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, of Arkansas. The eastern side of the county borders the state of Georgia.
Cleburne County was established on December 6, 1866, by an act of the state legislature. The county was made from territory in Benton (now Calhoun), Randolph, and Talladega counties. In 1867, Edwardsville was made the county seat. An election was held in 1905 to move the county seat to Heflin. The result of that election, which agreed to move the seat, was appealed to the Supreme Court, who decided on July 1, 1906, to uphold the election results. Heflin is still the county seat. Heflin was at one point thought of as a hub for nearby farmers to send their cotton. Shortly after the Civil War, a group of northern investors created the town of Fruithurst in Cleburne County as part of a wine-growing project. Fruithurst became a boomtown shortly thereafter.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 561 square miles (1,450 km2), of which 560 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (0.2%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Alabama by land area and second-largest by total area. Cleburne County is home to Alabama's highest natural point on Cheaha Mountain which is part of the southernmost mountain range in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,972 people, 5,891 households, and 4,196 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile (10/km2). There were 6,718 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 94.0% White (non-Hispanic), 3.3% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.0% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. 2.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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