Welcome to Houston County ...
Time Zone: Houston County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Dothan is the Seat for Houston County.
Houston County was founded in 1903. Houston was created by taking area from Dale, Geneva and Henry Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Houston had a population of 105,882 people. This is an increase of 4.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 101,798 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Houston represented 2.13% of the total population of Alabama.
Below are some of the communities located in Houston County:
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cowarts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dothan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Kinsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
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- Madrid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madrid is located in Houston County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Rehobeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Webb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Houston County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
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Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Websites specific to Houston County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Henry County
- Geneva County
- Dale County
- Early County
- Seminole County
- Jackson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |