Lowndes County

Also known as Lowndes County, Alabama, Lowndes County, AL

county in Alabama, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Alabama
Founded: January 20, 1830
Named after: William Jones Lowndes
Seat: Hayneville
Largest town: Fort Deposit
Total: 725 sq mi (1,880 km )
Land: 716 sq mi (1,850 km )
Water: 9.2 sq mi (24 km ) 1.3%
Estimate 2025: 9,359
Density: 14.4/sq mi (5.56/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 7th

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Wikidata facts

Population: 10311
Area: 1878
Official website: www.lowndes-al.gov
Image: Lowndes County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 4213

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Commons category: Lowndes County, Alabama
inception: 1830-01-20
water as percent of area: 1.3
native label: Lowndes County
per capita income: 21298
mean age: 42.5

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Lowndes County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 10,311. Its county seat is Hayneville. The county is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina.

Lowndes County is part of the Montgomery, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. Historically it has been considered part of the Black Belt, known for its fertile soil, cotton plantations, and a high number of African American workers, enslaved and later freed.