Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- February 6, 1818
- Named after
- James Lauderdale
- Seat
- Florence
- Largest city
- Florence
- Total
- 721 sq mi (1,870 km )
- Land
- 668 sq mi (1,730 km )
- Water
- 53 sq mi (140 km ) 7.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 97,135
- Density
- 140/sq mi (54.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Lauderdale County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census the population was 93,564. Its county seat is Florence. Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. Lauderdale is part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as "The Shoals".
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