Henry County | |
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 Henry County Courthouse in Abbeville | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′46″N 85°14′04″W / 31.512777777778°N 85.234444444444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 13, 1819 |
| Named for | Patrick Henry |
| Seat | Abbeville |
| Largest city | Headland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 568 sq mi (1,470 km2) |
| • Land | 562 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Water | 6.6 sq mi (17 km2) 1.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 17,146 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 17,899  |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
| Website | www |
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Henry County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,146.[1] Its county seat is Abbeville.[2] The county was named for Patrick Henry (1736–1799), famous orator and Governor of Virginia.[3]
Henry County is part of the Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 155.