Lauderdale County, Alabama

Lauderdale County
Lauderdale County
County
	Lauderdale County Courthouse in Florence
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°53′57″N 87°39′01″W / 34.899166666667°N 87.650277777778°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 6, 1818
Named for	James Lauderdale
Seat	Florence
Largest city	Florence
Area
• Total	721 sq mi (1,870 km2)
• Land	668 sq mi (1,730 km2)
• Water	53 sq mi (140 km2) 7.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	93,564
• Estimate (2023)	96,814
• Density	130/sq mi (50/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	4th, 5th
Website	LauderdaleCountyAL.Gov
	County Number 41 on Alabama License Plates;

Lauderdale County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census the population was 93,564.^[2] Its county seat is Florence.^[3] Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. Lauderdale is part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as "The Shoals".

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^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.