Coffee County, Alabama
| Coffee County, Alabama | |
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Coffee County Courthouse
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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 29, 1841 |
| Named for | John Coffee |
| Seat | Elba |
| Largest city | Enterprise |
| Area | |
| • Total | 680 sq mi (1,761 km2) |
| • Land | 679 sq mi (1,759 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2), 0.2% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 51,211 |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km²) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,948. Its county seat is Elba. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee.
Coffee County comprises the Enterprise, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL Combined Statistical Area. The Coffee County Courthouse is located in Elba.
The land in Coffee County was originally part of Dale County, which was incorporated in 1824. Coffee County was formed from the western part of Dale County on December 29, 1841. It was named after John R. Coffee, a hero in the Creek War of 1813—14. The first county seat was in Wellborn. After the courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1851, the county seat was moved to Elba.
On March 10, 2009, in Kinston, Michael McLendon began a shooting rampage that continued onward into the Geneva County towns of Samson and Geneva. Ten people were killed and six more were wounded before McLendon committed suicide.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 680 square miles (1,800 km2), of which 679 square miles (1,760 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.2%) is water.
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