Monroeville, Alabama

Monroeville, Alabama
City
Historic buildings in Downtown Monroeville
Flag Seal
Nickname:  The Literary Capital of Alabama
Motto:  "Moving the Past Forward"
Location of Monroeville in Monroe County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 31°31′5″N 87°19′39″W / 31.51806°N 87.32750°W / 31.51806; -87.32750
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Monroe
Area [1]
• Total	13.36 sq mi (34.61 km2)
• Land	13.35 sq mi (34.59 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	413 ft (126 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,951
• Density	445.63/sq mi (172.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	36460–36462
Area codes	251
FIPS code	01-50192
GNIS feature ID	0152359
Website	www.monroevilleal.gov

Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama, United States.^[2] At the 2020 census its population was 5,951.^[3]

Monroeville is known as the hometown of two writers, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird earned her the Pulitzer Prize and became a tourist draw for the town. In 1997, the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville the "Literary Capital of Alabama". Monroeville is also the home of Walter McMillian, who was defended by Bryan Stevenson in overturning a wrongful conviction and featured in his memoir Just Mercy (2014), as well as the 2019 eponymous movie adaptation. Monroeville is also the birthplace of Cynthia Tucker, born March 13, 1955, an American journalist whose weekly column is syndicated by Universal Uclick. She received a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2007 for her work at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she served as editorial page editor. She was also a Pulitzer finalist in 2004 and 2006.