Colbert County
| Colbert County, Alabama | |
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Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
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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 | February 6, 1867 |
| Named for | George and Levi Colbert |
| Seat | Tuscumbia |
| Largest city | Muscle Shoals |
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| • Total | 622 sq mi (1,611 km2) |
| • Land | 593 sq mi (1,536 km2) |
| • Water | 30 sq mi (78 km2), 4.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 54,216 |
| • Density | 91/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC−6/−5 |
| Website | www |
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Colbert County (/kɒlˈbɜːrt/ kol-BURT, with stress on the latter syllable) is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the county's population was 54,428. The county seat is Tuscumbia. Its name is in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, Chickasaw Indian chiefs.
Colbert County is part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as "The Shoals".
Colbert County was originally established on February 6, 1867 after it split from Franklin County over political issues after the American Civil War. It was abolished eight months later on November 29, 1867 by an Alabama constitutional convention and then reestablished on February 24, 1870. It is also the location of Ivy Green, the birthplace of noted author Helen Keller. Colbert County is also home of the towns Sheffield and Muscle Shoals where many popular musicians such as Aretha Franklin and the Rolling Stones recorded music. Colbert County is the home of the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard established in 1937.
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