Lowndes County, Alabama

Lowndes County
County
Lowndes County Courthouse in Hayneville
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°09′N 86°39′W / 32.15°N 86.65°W / 32.15; -86.65
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	January 20, 1830
Named for	William Jones Lowndes
Seat	Hayneville
Largest town	Fort Deposit
Area
• Total	725 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Land	716 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Water	9.2 sq mi (24 km2)  1.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,311
• Estimate  (2023)	9,717
• Density	14/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
County number 45 on Alabama license plates

Lowndes County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 10,311.^[1] Its county seat is Hayneville.^[2] The county is named in honor of William Lowndes, a member of the United States Congress from South Carolina.

Lowndes County is part of the Montgomery, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. Historically it has been considered part of the Black Belt, known for its fertile soil, cotton plantations, and a high number of African American workers, enslaved and later freed.