Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County
Escambia County
County
	Escambia County, Alabama Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°07′36″N 87°09′44″W / 31.126666666667°N 87.162222222222°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 10, 1868
Seat	Brewton
Largest city	Atmore
Area
• Total	953 sq mi (2,470 km2)
• Land	945 sq mi (2,450 km2)
• Water	8.1 sq mi (21 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	36,757
• Estimate (2023)	36,558
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	1st, 2nd
Website	www.co.escambia.al.us
	County Number 30 on Alabama license plates;

Escambia County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,757.^[1] Its county seat is Brewton.^[2]

Escambia County is coextensive with the Atmore, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area; which is itself a constituent part of the larger Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL Combined Statistical Area. ^[3]

The county is the base of the state's only federally recognized Native American tribe, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. They have developed gaming casinos and a hotel on their reservation here, but also a much larger business extending to locations in other states and the Caribbean.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL CSA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL CSA". Census Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

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