Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County
Etowah County
County
	Etowah County courthouse in Gadsden
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°03′00″N 86°02′00″W / 34.05°N 86.033333333333°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 1, 1868
Seat	Gadsden
Largest city	Gadsden
Area
• Total	549 sq mi (1,420 km2)
• Land	535 sq mi (1,390 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	103,436
• Estimate (2023)	103,241
• Density	190/sq mi (73/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.etowahcounty.org
	County Number 31 on Alabama License Plates;

Etowah County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 103,436.^[1] Its county seat is Gadsden.^[2] Its name is from a Cherokee word meaning "edible tree". In total area, it is the smallest county in Alabama, but one of the most densely populated. Etowah County comprises the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.