Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, 38,319 people lived there. Its county seat is Brewton.

History
Escambia County was formed after the American Civil War, on December 10, 1868. This was during the Reconstruction era. The name "Escambia" may come from the Creek name Shambia, meaning "clearwater", or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake".

In September 1979, the county was declared a disaster area due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, and again in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan.

Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 952.95 sqmi. 947.38 sqmi (or 99.42%) is land and 5.57 sqmi (or 0.58%) is water.

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-65 (AL).svg|20px]] Interstate 65
 * [[Image:US 29.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 29
 * [[Image:US 31.svg|20px]] U.S. Highway 31
 * [[Image:Alabama 21.svg|20px]] Alabama State Route 21
 * [[Image:Alabama 41.svg|20px]] Alabama State Route 41
 * [[Image:Alabama 113.svg|20px]] Alabama State Route 113

Border counties

 * Conecuh County (north)
 * Covington County (east)
 * Okaloosa County, Florida (southeast)
 * Santa Rosa County, Florida (south)
 * Escambia County, Florida (southwest)
 * Baldwin County (west)
 * Monroe County (northwest)

National protected area

 * Conecuh National Forest (part)

Cities and towns

 * Atmore
 * Brewton
 * East Brewton
 * Flomaton
 * Foshee
 * Pollard
 * Riverview