Marengo County
Also known as Marengo County, Alabama, Marengo County, AL
county in Alabama, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- February 6, 1818
- Named after
- Battle of Marengo
- Seat
- Linden
- Largest city
- Demopolis
- Total
- 983 sq mi (2,550 km )
- Land
- 977 sq mi (2,530 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 18,311
- Density
- 19.8/sq mi (7.64/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Marengo County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,323. The largest city is Demopolis, and the county seat is Linden. It is named in honor of the Battle of Marengo near Turin, Italy, where French leader Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrians on June 14, 1800.
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