Elmore County, Alabama

Elmore County is a county of the State of Alabama. As of 2010, 79,303 people lived there. The county seat is Wetumpka.

History
Elmore County was formed on February 15, 1866. It was created from portions of Autauga, Coosa, Tallapoosa, and Montgomery Counties. Its name is in honor of General John A. Elmore.

Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 657.21 sqmi. 621.26 sqmi (or 94.53%) is land and 35.96 sqmi (or 5.47%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65 (AL).svg|20px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:US 82.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 82
 * [[Image:US 231.svg|24px]] U.S. Highway 231
 * [[Image:Alabama 9.svg|20px]] State Route 9
 * [[Image:Alabama 14.svg|20px]] State Route 14
 * [[Image:Alabama 63.svg|20px]] State Route 63

Border counties

 * Coosa County (north)
 * Tallapoosa County (northeast)
 * Macon County (southeast)
 * Montgomery County (south)
 * Autauga County (west)
 * Chilton County (northwest)

Cities and towns

 * Blue Ridge
 * Coosada
 * Deatsville
 * Eclectic
 * Elmore
 * Equality (part of Equality is in Coosa County)
 * Millbrook
 * Prattville (part - most of Prattville is in Autauga County)
 * Tallassee (part of Tallassee is in Tallapoosa County)
 * Wetumpka