Houston County, Alabama

Houston County
Houston County
County
	Houston County courthouse in Dothan
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°09′08″N 85°17′36″W / 31.152222222222°N 85.293333333333°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 9, 1903
Named for	George S. Houston
Seat	Dothan
Largest city	Dothan
Area
• Total	582 sq mi (1,510 km2)
• Land	580 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.3%
Population (2020)
• Total	107,202
• Estimate (2023)	108,462
• Density	180/sq mi (71/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	houstoncountyal.gov
	County Number 38 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Houston County is a county located in the southeastern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 107,202.^[1] Its county seat is Dothan, which is located on the border and partially in adjacent Henry County.^[2]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.