Coffee County, Alabama

Coffee County
County
Original Coffee County Courthouse (Elba)
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°24′12″N 85°59′12″W / 31.403333333333°N 85.986666666667°W / 31.403333333333; -85.986666666667
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 29, 1841
Named for	John Coffee
Seat	Elba (de facto) Enterprise (annex)
Largest city	Enterprise
Area
• Total	680 sq mi (1,800 km2)
• Land	679 sq mi (1,760 km2)
• Water	1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,465
• Density	79/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.coffeecounty.us

Coffee County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of General John Coffee. As of 2020 the population was 53,465. Its county seats are Elba and Enterprise.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 680 square miles (1,800 km²), of which 679 square miles (1,760 km²) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Cities and towns

• Elba
• Enterprise (part - part of Enterprise is in Dale County)
• Kinston
• New Brockton

Unincorporated communities

Notable people

• Jim Folsom, governor of Alabama from 1947 to 1951 and 1955 to 1959, was born in Coffee County.
• Coffee is the hometown of Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rios
• Coffee County is home to "The Dancing Ghost" of Grancer Harrison, featured in the book 13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey.

References

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