Henry County, Alabama

Henry County
Henry County
County
	Henry County Courthouse in Abbeville
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°30′46″N 85°14′04″W / 31.512777777778°N 85.234444444444°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 13, 1819
Named for	Patrick Henry
Seat	Abbeville
Largest city	Headland
Area
• Total	568 sq mi (1,470 km2)
• Land	562 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Water	6.6 sq mi (17 km2) 1.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	17,146
• Estimate (2023)	17,899
• Density	30/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.henrycountyal.com
	County Number 37 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Henry County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,146.^[1] Its county seat is Abbeville.^[2] The county was named for Patrick Henry (1736–1799), famous orator and Governor of Virginia.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 155.