Coosa County | |
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Coosa County Courthouse in Rockford | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°56′11″N 86°14′47″W / 32.936388888889°N 86.246388888889°W | |
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Founded | December 18, 1832 |
Seat | Rockford |
Largest city | Goodwater |
Area | |
• Total | 666 sq mi (1,720 km2) |
• Land | 651 sq mi (1,690 km2) |
• Water | 15 sq mi (40 km2) 2.3% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,387 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,268 ![]() |
• Density | 16/sq mi (6.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
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Coosa 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 10,387.[1] Its county seat is Rockford.[2] Its name derives from a town of the Creek tribe and the Coosa River, which forms one of the county borders.
Coosa County is included in the Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area.