Dale County | |
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Daleville historical marker | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 31°26′00″N 85°36′00″W / 31.4333°N 85.6°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | December 22, 1824 |
Named for | Samuel Dale |
Seat | Ozark |
Largest city | Ozark |
Area | |
• Total | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
• Land | 561 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
• Water | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,326 |
• Estimate (2023) | 49,871 ![]() |
• Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
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Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 49,326.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Ozark.[2] Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale.[3]
Dale County comprises the Ozark, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dothan-Ozark, AL Combined Statistical Area. It was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split, and for a longer while was originally part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but Coffee County is now its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses.[4][5]
The vast majority of Fort Novosel is located in Dale County.
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