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Coffee County, Alabama
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Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2000 the population was 43,615. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise. Coffee County is a prohibition or dry county.
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The land in Coffee County was originally part of Dale County, which was incorporated in 1824. Coffee County was formed from the western part of Dale County in 1841.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,762 km² (680 mi²). 1,759 km² (679 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.22%) is water.
U.S. Highway 84
State Route 134
State Route 27
State Route 51
State Route 87
State Route 88
State Route 92
- Pike County (north)
- Dale County (east)
- Geneva County (south)
- Covington County (west)
- Crenshaw County (northwest)
As of the census² of 2000, there were 43,615 people, 17,421 households, and 12,490 families residing in the county. The population density was 25/km² (64/mi²). There were 19,837 housing units at an average density of 11/km² (29/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.11% White, 18.37% Black or African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.89% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 2.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 17,421 households out of which 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living w
- Elba
- Enterprise (part - part of Enterprise is in Dale County)
- Kinston
- New Brockton
