Limestone County, Alabama
| Limestone County, Alabama | |
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Limestone County Courthouse in Athens
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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, 1818 |
| Named for | Limestone Creek |
| Seat | Athens |
| Largest city | Athens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 607 sq mi (1,572 km2) |
| • Land | 560 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
| • Water | 47 sq mi (122 km2), 7.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 91,663 |
| • Density | 162/sq mi (63/km²) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | limestonecounty-al |
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Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 82,782. Its county seat is Athens. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream.
Limestone County is included in the Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Limestone County was established by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818. On November 27, 1821, the Alabama State legislature passed an Act that altered the boundary of Limestone County include the area east of the mouth of the Elk River with the Tennessee River. At the time, that area was a part of Lauderdale County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 607 square miles (1,570 km2), of which 560 square miles (1,500 km2) is land and 47 square miles (120 km2) (7.8%) is water. It is the third smallest county in Alabama by land area.
As of the 2000 census, there were 65,676 people, 24,688 households, and 18,219 families residing in the county. The population density was 45/km2 (116/sq mi). There were 26,897 housing units at an average density of 18/km2 (47/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 78.79% White, 15.33% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 2.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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