Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County
Choctaw County
County
	Choctaw County Courthouse and Confederate monument in Butler
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°01′13″N 88°15′47″W / 32.0203°N 88.2631°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 29, 1847
Named for	Choctaw tribe
Seat	Butler
Largest town	Butler
Area
• Total	921 sq mi (2,390 km2)
• Land	914 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,665
• Estimate (2023)	12,252
• Density	14/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
Website	www.choctawcountyal.org
	County Number 15 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Choctaw County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,665.^[1] The county seat is Butler.^[2] The county was established on December 29, 1847, and named for the Choctaw tribe of Native Americans.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Alabama Counties: Choctaw County". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 21, 2011.