Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County
Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
Map of Alabama highlighting Colbert County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°40′36″N 87°49′02″W / 34.6767°N 87.8172°W / 34.6767; -87.8172
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedFebruary 6, 1867
Named forGeorge and Levi Colbert
SeatTuscumbia
Largest cityMuscle Shoals
Area
 • Total622 sq mi (1,610 km2)
 • Land593 sq mi (1,540 km2)
 • Water30 sq mi (80 km2)  4.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total57,227
 • Estimate 
(2023)
58,361 Increase
 • Density92/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th
Websitewww.colbertcounty.org
  • County Number 20 on Alabama Licence Plates
Colbert County Courthouse Square District Historic Marker, September 2007

Colbert County (/ˈkɒlbərt/)[1] is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the county's population was 57,227.[2] The county seat is Tuscumbia.[3] The largest city is Muscle Shoals.

The county is named in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, who were Chickasaw chiefs in the early 19th century in this territory.[4] Ultimately the federal government forced the removal of most of the Chickasaw and other historic tribes from the Southeast.

Colbert County is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan statistical area, also known as "The Shoals".

  1. ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama - Virginia O. Foscue - Google Books. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817304102. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "Colbert County Website". Retrieved May 16, 2007.