St. Clair County, Alabama
| St. Clair County, Alabama | |
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St. Clair County Courthouse in Pell City
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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 | November 20, 1818 |
| Named for | Arthur St. Clair |
| Seat | Ashville & Pell City |
| Largest city | Pell City |
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| • Total | 654 sq mi (1,694 km2) |
| • Land | 632 sq mi (1,637 km2) |
| • Water | 22 sq mi (57 km2), 3.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 87,074 |
| • Density | 132/sq mi (51/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
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St. Clair County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 83,593. It has two county seats in Ashville and another in Pell City. It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat. Its name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, an officer in the French and Indian War.
St. Clair County is included in the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818 by the Alabama Territory legislature by splitting the area from Shelby County. The county seat was incorporated and named "Ashville" in honor of John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was separated to establish Cherokee County and DeKalb County. In 1866, after the Civil War, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 654 square miles (1,690 km2), of which 632 square miles (1,640 km2) is land and 22 square miles (57 km2) (3.3%) is water.
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