Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- December 18, 1832
- Named after
- Tallapoosa River
- Seat
- Dadeville
- Largest city
- Alexander City
- Total
- 766 sq mi (1,980 km )
- Land
- 717 sq mi (1,860 km )
- Water
- 50 sq mi (130 km ) 6.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 40,953
- Density
- 57.6/sq mi (22.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Tallapoosa County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,311. Its county seat is Dadeville. Its largest city is Alexander City.
Etymology