Blount County, Alabama
Blount County | |
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Blount County Courthouse in Oneonta | |
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°58′N 86°35′W / 33.97°N 86.58°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Founded | February 6, 1818 |
| Named after | Willie Blount |
| Seat | Oneonta |
| Largest city | Oneonta |
| Area | |
• Total | 651 sq mi (1,690 km2) |
| • Land | 645 sq mi (1,670 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 59,134 |
• Estimate (2023) | 59,816 |
| • Density | 91/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
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Blount County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 59,134. Its county seat is Oneonta.
Blount County is a moist county. In the November 6, 2012 elections, a countywide ballot initiative to allow alcohol sales was narrowly defeated, but Blountsville, Cleveland and Oneonta have allowed for the sale of alcohol since 2013.
Blount County has been dubbed the "Covered Bridge Capital of Alabama" since it has more historic covered bridges standing within a single county than any other in the state - with earlier covered bridges known of. This county celebrates the Covered Bridge Festival every autumn in Oneonta to commemorate its three remaining covered bridges.