Hale County | |
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![]() Hale County Courthouse and Confederate statue in Greensboro | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°45′39″N 87°37′47″W / 32.760833333333°N 87.629722222222°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | January 30, 1867 |
Named for | Stephen F. Hale |
Seat | Greensboro |
Largest city | Moundville |
Area | |
• Total | 657 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
• Land | 644 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
• Water | 13 sq mi (30 km2) 1.9% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,785 |
• Estimate (2023) | 14,888 ![]() |
• Density | 23/sq mi (8.7/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
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Hale County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,785.[1] Its county seat is Greensboro.[2] It is named in honor of Confederate officer Stephen Fowler Hale.[3]
Hale County is part of the Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.