Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County
Escambia County, Alabama Courthouse
Escambia County, Alabama Courthouse
Official seal of Escambia County
Map of Alabama highlighting Escambia County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°07′36″N 87°09′44″W / 31.126666666667°N 87.162222222222°W / 31.126666666667; -87.162222222222
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 10, 1868
SeatBrewton
Largest cityAtmore
Area
 • Total953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
 • Land945 sq mi (2,450 km2)
 • Water8.1 sq mi (21 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total36,757
 • Estimate 
(2023)
36,558 Decrease
 • Density39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts1st, 2nd
Websitewww.co.escambia.al.us
  • County Number 30 on Alabama license plates

Escambia County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,757.[1] Its county seat is Brewton.[2]

Escambia County is coextensive with the Atmore, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area; which is itself a constituent part of the larger Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL Combined Statistical Area. [3]

The county is the base of the state's only federally recognized Native American tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. They have developed gaming casinos and a hotel on their reservation here, but also a much larger business extending to locations in other states and the Caribbean.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL CSA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2022.