Winston County, Alabama

Winston County
Winston County
County
	Winston County Courthouse in Double Springs
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°08′57″N 87°22′29″W / 34.149166666667°N 87.374722222222°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 12, 1850
Named for	John A. Winston
Seat	Double Springs
Largest city	Haleyville
Area
• Total	632 sq mi (1,640 km2)
• Land	613 sq mi (1,590 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2) 3.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	23,540
• Estimate (2023)	23,611
• Density	37/sq mi (14/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.winstoncountyalabama.org
	County number 67 on Alabama license plates; Highest county number in Alabama; Widely known as "The Free State of Winston.";

Winston County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,540.^[2] Its county seat is Double Springs.^[3] Known as Hancock County before 1858,^[1] the county is named in honor of John A. Winston, the fifteenth Governor of Alabama.

^ ^a ^b "ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpage: ACES-Winston.
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.