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 102,460 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 104,430 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Etowah represented 2.18% of the total population of Alabama.
Below are some of the communities located in Etowah County:
- Altoona
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona<3>
- Attalla
- Gadsden
- Glencoe
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Glencoe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe<3>
- Hokes Bluff
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff<3>
- Rainbow City
- Reece City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
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- Ridgeville
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sardis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Walnut Grove
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Walnut Grove
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Websites specific to Etowah County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- DeKalb County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |