Cleburne County, Alabama

Cleburne County
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, 2012
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin, 2012
Flag of Cleburne County
Official seal of Cleburne County
Map of Alabama highlighting Cleburne County
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Map of the United States highlighting Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°40′38″N 85°30′09″W / 33.6772°N 85.5025°W / 33.6772; -85.5025
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 6, 1866
Named forPatrick Cleburne
SeatHeflin
Largest cityHeflin
Area
 • Total561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Land560 sq mi (1,500 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total15,056
 • Estimate 
(2023)
15,639 Increase
 • Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.cleburnecounty.us
  • County Number 18 on Alabama Licence Plates

Cleburne County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,056.[1] Its county seat is Heflin.[2] Its name is in honor of Patrick R. Cleburne of Arkansas[3] who rose to the rank of major general in the Confederate States Army. The eastern side of the county borders the state of Georgia.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 84.

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