Etowah County
Also known as Etowah County, Alabama, Etowah County, AL
county in Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- December 1, 1868
- Seat
- Gadsden
- Largest city
- Gadsden
- Total
- 549 sq mi (1,420 km )
- Land
- 535 sq mi (1,390 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 2.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 103,886
- Density
- 193/sq mi (74.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
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Etowah County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 103,436. Its county seat is Gadsden. Its name is from a Cherokee word meaning 'edible tree'. In total area, it is the smallest county in Alabama, albeit one of the most densely populated. Etowah County comprises the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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