Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County
U.S. county
Barbour County courthouse in Clayton
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°51′57″N 85°23′46″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 18, 1832
Seat	Clayton
Largest city	Eufaula
Area
• Total	905 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Land	885 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  2.2%%
Population
• Estimate  (2017)	25,270
• Density	31/sq mi (11.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
County Number 06 on Alabama Licence Plates

Barbour County, Alabama is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of James Barbour, who was Governor of Virginia. As of 2000 the population was 29,038. Its county seat is Clayton.

History

Barbour County was created on December 18, 1832 from former Creek Indian territory and a portion of Pike County. Its borders were altered in 1866 and 1868. The Election Riot of 1874 occurred near Comer.

Major Highways

• U.S. Highway 82
• U.S. Highway 431
• State Route 10
• State Route 30
• State Route 51

Adjacent counties

• Russell County, Alabama - northeast
• Quitman County, Georgia - east
• Stewart County, Georgia - east
• Clay County, Georgia - southeast
• Henry County, Alabama - south
• Dale County, Alabama - south
• Pike County, Alabama - west
• Bullock County, Alabama - northwest

National protected area

• Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

Cities and towns

• Bakerhill
• Blue Springs
• Clayton
• Clio
• Eufaula
• Elamville
• Louisville