Welcome to Colbert County ...
Time Zone: Colbert County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Tuscumbia is the Seat for Colbert County.
Colbert County was founded in 1867 and was created by taking area from Franklin County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Colbert had a population of 55,241 people. This is an increase of 1.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 54,524 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Colbert represented 1.14% of the total population of Alabama.
Below are some of the communities located in Colbert County:
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Muscle Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscumbia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Websites specific to Colbert County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Franklin County
- Tishomingo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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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