Dale County, Alabama
Dale County | |
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Daleville historical marker | |
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′00″N 85°36′00″W / 31.4333°N 85.6°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Founded | December 22, 1824 |
| Named after | Samuel Dale |
| Seat | Ozark |
| Largest city | Ozark |
| Area | |
• Total | 563 sq mi (1,460 km2) |
| • Land | 561 sq mi (1,450 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 49,326 |
• Estimate (2023) | 49,871 |
| • Density | 88/sq mi (34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | dalecountyal |
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Dale County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 49,326. Its county seat and largest city is Ozark. Its name is in honor of General Samuel Dale.
Dale County comprises the Ozark, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dothan-Ozark, AL Combined Statistical Area. It was originally a part of Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area before being split, and for a longer while was originally part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark combined statistical area but Coffee County is now its own separate primary statistical area in later censuses.
The vast majority of Fort Rucker (formerly Fort Novosel) is located in Dale County.