Houston County, Alabama

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Houston County was established on February 9, 1903, from parts of Dale County, Geneva County and Henry County. It was named after George Smith Houston, the 24th Governor of Alabama.

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 581.65 square miles (1,506.5 km2), of which 580.36 square miles (1,503.1 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.

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Coordinates:   31°9'22"N   85°21'21"W
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