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Welcome to Clarke County ...

Time Zone: Clarke County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Grove Hill is the Seat for Clarke County.

Clarke County was founded in 1812 and was created by taking area from Washington County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clarke had a population of 23,622 people. This is a decrease of 8.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 25,766 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clarke represented 0.54% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Clarke County:

  • Coffeeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Grove Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jackson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in Clarke County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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