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Welcome to Dale County ...

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

The community of Ozark is the Seat for Dale County.

Dale County was founded in 1824. Dale was created by taking area from Covington and Henry Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Dale had a population of 49,172 people. This is a decrease of 2.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 50,394 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dale represented 1.05% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Dale County:

  • Ariton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ariton is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Clayhatchee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Daleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Grimes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grimes is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
  • Level Plains
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Midland City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Napier Field
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Napier Field is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Newton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton is located in Dale County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Ozark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ozark is located in Dale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <2>
  • Pinckard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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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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