Baldwin County, Alabama

Baldwin County
County
The Baldwin County Courthouse in Bay Minette
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°39′39″N 87°44′59″W / 30.66097°N 87.74984°W / 30.66097; -87.74984
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 21[1], 1809[1]
Named for	Abraham Baldwin
Seat	Bay Minette
Largest city	Daphne
Area [2]
• Total	2,027 sq mi (5,250 km2)
• Land	1,590 sq mi (4,100 km2)
• Water	437 sq mi (1,130 km2)  21.6%
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	231,767
• Density	110/sq mi (44/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	baldwincountyal.gov

Baldwin County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama.

It is named in honor of Abraham Baldwin, a member of the United States Senate from Georgia who never actually lived in Alabama. In 2020, 231,767 people lived there.^[3] The county seat (capital city) is Bay Minette.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing the Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 10. Chapter III. Pages 81-82. An Act to divide Washington County, and for other purposes therein mentioned.--Passed December 21, 1809.
2. ↑ "2019 Gazetteer Files for Counties: Alabama" (text). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Baldwin County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.