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Welcome to Greene County ...

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

The community of Eutaw is the Seat for Greene County.

Greene County was founded in 1819. Greene was created by taking area from Marengo and Tuscaloosa Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Greene had a population of 8,111 people. This is a decrease of 9.79% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,991 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greene represented 0.19% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Greene County:

  • Boligee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eutaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Eutaw is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutaw <2>
  • Forkland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Forkland is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people

Websites of Interest ...

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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