Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County
Crenshaw County
U.S. county
	Crenshaw County courthouse in Luverne
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	; Alabama's location within the U.S.;
	Coordinates: 31°43′41″N 86°18′36″W / 31.728055555556°N 86.31°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	November 30, 1866
Seat	Luverne
Largest city	Luverne
Area
• Total	610.88 sq mi (1,582.2 km2)
• Land	609.58 sq mi (1,578.8 km2)
• Water	1.30 sq mi (3.4 km2) 0.21%%
Population (2010)
• Total	13,906
• Density	23/sq mi (8.8/km2)

Crenshaw County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, 13,906 people lived there. Its county seat is Luverne.

History[change | change source]

Crenshaw County was formed from Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes and Pike counties on November 30, 1866. Its name is in honor of a judge, Anderson Crenshaw.

Geography[change | change source]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 610.88 square miles (1,582.2 km²). 609.58 square miles (1,578.8 km²) (or 99.79%) is land and 1.30 square miles (3.4 km²) (or 0.21%) is water.^[1] Much of the land is covered by forests that are used for logging.