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Welcome to Etowah County ...

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

The community of Gadsden is the Seat for Etowah County.

Etowah County was founded in 1866.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Etowah had a population of 102,268 people. This is a decrease of 2.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 104,459 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Etowah represented 2.19% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Etowah County:

  • Altoona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Attalla
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Attalla is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
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  • Gadsden
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gadsden is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
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  • Glencoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
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  • Hokes Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Reece City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Reece City is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Ridgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridgeville is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Sardis City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people

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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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