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Welcome to Lowndes County ...

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

The community of Hayneville is the Seat for Lowndes County.

Lowndes County was founded in 1830. Lowndes was created by taking area from Butler, Dallas and Montgomery Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Lowndes had a population of 9,726 people. This is a decrease of 13.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 11,289 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lowndes represented 0.24% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Lowndes County:

  • Benton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton is located in Lowndes County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Fort Deposit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gordonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Hayneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lowndesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mosses
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Mosses is located in Lowndes County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • White Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • White Hall is located in Lowndes County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 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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