Macon County, Alabama

Macon County
Macon County Courthouse
Flag of Macon County
Official seal of Macon County
Map of Alabama highlighting Macon County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°23′07″N 85°41′37″W / 32.385277777778°N 85.693611111111°W / 32.385277777778; -85.693611111111
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 18, 1832
Named forNathaniel Macon
SeatTuskegee
Largest cityTuskegee
Area
 • Total613 sq mi (1,590 km2)
 • Land609 sq mi (1,580 km2)
 • Water4.3 sq mi (11 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,532
 • Estimate 
(2023)
18,370 Decrease
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.maconalabama.com
  • County Number 46 on Alabama Licence Plates

Macon County is a county located in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,532.[1] Its county seat is Tuskegee.[2] Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina.[3]

Developed for cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, the county is considered within the Black Belt of the South. It has had a majority-black population since before the American Civil War.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 195.

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