Coffee County, Alabama
Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2007 the population was 46,793. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise.
Coffee County | |
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 Coffee County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′12″N 85°59′12″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 29, 1841 |
| Named for | John Coffee |
| Seat | Elba |
| Largest city | Enterprise |
| Area | |
| • Total | 680 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 679 sq mi (1,760 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2%% |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2017) | 51,874 |
| • Density | 74/sq mi (29/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
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Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 680.48 square miles (1,762.4 km2). 678.99 square miles (1,758.6 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 1.49 square miles (3.9 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[1]
Major highways
U.S. Highway 84
State Route 27
State Route 51
State Route 87
State Route 88
State Route 92
State Route 134
Border counties
- Pike County (north)
- Dale County (east)
- Geneva County (south)
- Covington County (west)
- Crenshaw County (northwest)
Cities and towns
- Elba
- Enterprise (part - part of Enterprise is in Dale County)
- Kinston
- New Brockton
Unincorporated communities
- Alberton
- Basin
- Battens Crossroads
- Bluff Springs
- Brooklyn
- Central City
- Chesnut Grove
- Clintonville
- Clowers Crossroads
- Coppinville
- Curtis
- Damascus
- Danleys Crossroads
- Frisco
- Goodman
- Ino
- Jack
- Java
- Keyton
- Lowry Mill
- Newby
- Perry Store
- Pine Level
- Rhoades
- Richburg
- Roeton
- Shady Grove
- Tabernacle
- Turner Crossroads
- Victoria
- Wilkinstown
- Zoar
Notable people
- Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and 1955 to 1959, was born in Coffee County.
- Coffee is the hometown of Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rios
- Coffee County is home to "The Dancing Ghost" of Grancer Harrison, featured in the book 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.
References
- "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
Municipalities and communities of Coffee County, Alabama, United States | ||
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| Cities | Map of Alabama highlighting Coffee County | |
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| Unincorporated communities |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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