Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County, Alabama
Map
Location in the state of Alabama
Alabama's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	December 29, 1847
Seat	Butler
Largest City	Butler
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	920.85 sq mi (2,385 km²) 913.51 sq mi (2,366 km²) 7.34 sq mi (19 km²), (0.80%)
Population  - (2010)  - Density	13,859 15/sq mi (6/km²)

Choctaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was formed on December 29, 1847 and named for the Choctaw tribe of American Indians.^[1] As of 2010 the population was 13,859. The county seat is Butler.

Geography[change | change source]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 920.85 square miles (2,385.0 km²). 913.51 square miles (2,366.0 km²) (or 99.20%) is land and 7.34 square miles (19.0 km²) (or 0.80%) is water.^[2]

Major highways[change | change source]

• U.S. Highway 84
• State Route 10
• State Route 17

Border counties[change | change source]

• Sumter County (north)
• Marengo County (northeast)
• Clarke County (southeast)
• Washington County (south)
• Wayne County, Mississippi (southwest)
• Clarke County, Mississippi (west)
• Lauderdale County, Mississippi (northwest)

National protected area[change | change source]

• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

Settlements[change | change source]

Cities and towns[change | change source]

• Butler
• Gilbertown
• Lisman
• Needham
• Pennington
• Silas
• Toxey

Unincorporated communities[change | change source]

• Bladon Springs
• Jachin
• Mount Sterling
• Pushmataha
• Yantley

References[change | change source]

1. ↑ "Alabama Counties: Choctaw County". Alabama Department of Archives and History. http://www.archives.state.al.us/counties/choctaw.html. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
2. ↑ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.