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Welcome to Geneva County ...

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

The community of Geneva is the Seat for Geneva County.

Geneva County was founded in 1868. Geneva was created by taking area from Coffee, Dale and Henry Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Geneva had a population of 26,271 people. This is a decrease of 1.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 26,777 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Geneva represented 0.56% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Geneva County:

  • Black
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Coffee Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
  • Hartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Malvern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <2>
  • Samson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Samson is located in Geneva County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samson <2>
  • Slocomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <2>

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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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