Choctaw County, Alabama

Choctaw County
County
Choctaw County Courthouse and Confederate monument in Butler
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°01′13″N 88°15′47″W / 32.0203°N 88.2631°W / 32.0203; -88.2631
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 29, 1847
Named for	Choctaw tribe
Seat	Butler
Largest town	Butler
Area
• Total	921 sq mi (2,390 km2)
• Land	914 sq mi (2,370 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2)  0.8%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	12,665
• Density	14/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

Choctaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was formed on December 29, 1847 and named for the Choctaw tribe of American Indians.^[2] As of 2020 the population was 12,665.^[1] The county seat is Butler.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 921 square miles (2,390 km²), of which 914 square miles (2,370 km²) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[3]

• U.S. Highway 84
• State Route 10
• State Route 17

• Sumter County (north)
• Marengo County (northeast)
• Clarke County (southeast)
• Washington County (south)
• Wayne County, Mississippi (southwest)
• Clarke County, Mississippi (west)
• Lauderdale County, Mississippi (northwest)

• Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge

• Butler
• Gilbertown
• Lisman
• Needham
• Pennington
• Silas
• Toxey

• Bladon Springs
• Jachin
• Mount Sterling
• Pushmataha
• Yantley

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Choctaw County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. ↑ "Alabama Counties: Choctaw County". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 21, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.