Elmore County, Alabama | |
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County courthouse in Wetumpka
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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 15, 1866 |
Named for | John A. Elmore |
Seat | Wetumpka |
Largest city | Millbrook |
Area | |
• Total | 657 sq mi (1,702 km2) |
• Land | 618 sq mi (1,601 km2) |
• Water | 39 sq mi (101 km2), 5.9% |
Population (est.) | |
• (2015) | 81,468 |
• Density | 128/sq mi (49/km²) |
Demonym(s) | Elmoron |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Website | www |
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Footnotes:
Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79,303. Its county seat is Wetumpka. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore.
Elmore County is part of the Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Elmore County was established on February 15, 1866, from portions of Autauga, Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Montgomery counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 657 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 618 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 39 square miles (100 km2) (5.9%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,874 people, 22,737 households, and 17,552 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile (41/km2). There were 25,733 housing units at an average density of 41 per square mile (16/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 77.02% White, 20.64% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.