Editing Autauga County, Alabama

{{short description|County in Alabama, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Autauga County
 | state                = Alabama
 | seal                 = Seal of Autauga County, Alabama.svg
 | logo                 = Logo of Autauga County, Alabama.png
 | founded year         = 1818
 | founded date         = November 21
 | seat wl              = Prattville
 | largest city wl      = Prattville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 604
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 594
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 10
 | area percentage      = 1.6
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 58805
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 60342 {{increase}}
 | population_density_km2 = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | footnotes            = 
*County Number '''04''' on Alabama Licence Plates
 | web                  = www.autaugaco.org
 | named for            = 
 | ex image             = Autauga County Courthouse March 2010 02.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Autauga County Courthouse in Prattville
 | district             = 6th
 | area_footnotes       = <ref name="USCB Gazetteer Counties 2019">{{cite web | url = https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_counties_01.txt | title = 2019 Gazetteer Files for Counties: Alabama | format = text | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = June 9, 2020}}</ref>
}}

'''Autauga County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Central Alabama|central portion]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Alabama]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 58,805.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/autaugacountyalabama/PST045222|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 14, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

Autauga County is part of the [[Montgomery metropolitan area]].

==History==
Autauga County was established on November 21, 1818, by an act of the [[Alabama Territory|Alabama Territorial]] Legislature (one year before Alabama was [[Admission to the Union|admitted]] as a State). As established, the county included present-day Autauga County, as well as [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]] and [[Chilton County, Alabama|Chilton County]]. At the time, [[Autauga (tribe)|Autauga]] (aka, [[Tawasa (tribe)|Tawasa]]) [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]] lived here. They were concentrated at ''Atagi'' (meaning "pure water") village  situated on the banks of a creek by the same name (called "Pearl Water Creek" by settlers); it is a tributary of the [[Alabama River]]. Other scholars suggest the [[Muscogee language|Creek]] word ''atigi'', meaning "border," as the source of the name Autauga.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Read |first1=William A. |title=Indian Places Names in Alabama |date=1984 |publisher=[[University of Alabama Press]] |location=Tuscaloosa |isbn=9780817302313 |page=6 |edition=2nd |url=https://www.uapress.ua.edu/9780817302313/indian-place-names-in-alabama/ |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>

The Autauga were a band of the [[Alabama (people)|Alibamu]] tribe, and named after their geographic location. The Alibamu eventually were absorbed into the Creek Confederacy. During [[Andrew Jackson]]'s invasion of the area during the [[Creek War]], as part of the War of 1812, the Autaga sent many warriors to resist. The county was part of the territory ceded in 1814 by the Creek Confederacy in the [[Treaty of Fort Jackson]].

The territorial legislature designated the first county seat as [[Jackson's Mill, Alabama|Jackson's Mill]], but the court met there only briefly, choosing to select a permanent seat at [[Washington, Alabama|Washington]]. The new county seat was built on the former site of Atagi village in the southeast corner of the county. With population growth more in the west of the county, the county seat was moved to a more central location at [[Kingston, Alabama|Kingston]] in 1830. Losing business and residents to the new county seat, the town of Washington dwindled until it was completely deserted by the late 1830s.

[[Daniel Pratt (industrialist)|Daniel Pratt]] arrived in Autauga County in 1833 and founded the new town of Prattville, north of Atagi on the fall line of Autauga Creek. His [[cotton gin]] factory quickly became the largest manufacturer of gins in the world; it was the first major industry in Alabama.

Pratt financially backed the recruitment at his factory of men for the [[Prattville Dragoons]], a fighting unit for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. It was organized in anticipation of the [[United States Civil War|Civil War]]. Other units formed in Autauga County included the Autauga Rifles (Autaugaville), The John Steele Guards (western Autauga Co.) and the Varina Rifles (northern Autauga Co.). None of the fighting of the Civil War reached Autauga County. Pratt was able to secure payment of debts from Northern accounts soon after the war, lessening the disabling effects of the [[Reconstruction era of the United States|Reconstruction]] period in the county.

Immediately after [[Emancipation Proclamation|emancipation]] in early 1863, [[Charles Atwood (Alabama)|Charles Atwood]], a freedman who had formerly been enslaved by Daniel Pratt, bought a house in the center of Prattville. He became one of the founding investors in Pratt's [[South and North Railroad]]. It was exceptional for an [[African American]] to become so economically successful and prominent, and to own land in an Alabama city in this period.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

In 1866 and 1868, the legislature established [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore]] and [[Chilton County, Alabama|Chilton]] counties from Autauga County. The county seat was newly designated as Prattville, which was the population center of the redefined jurisdiction. A new courthouse was completed there in 1870 by local builder George L. Smith. In 1906, a new and larger courthouse was erected a block north; it was designed in a modified [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] style. The building was designed by Bruce Architectural Co. of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] and built by Dobson & Bynum of [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|604|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|594|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|10|sqmi}} (1.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref><ref name="USCB Gazetteer Counties 2019" /> The county is mostly located in the [[Gulf Coastal Plain]] region, with a few rolling hills and forests due to its close proximity to the [[Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line|fall line]] of the eastern [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autauga County |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1073 |website=Encyclopedia of Alabama}}</ref>

===Climate===
The county has a prevailing humid subtropical climate dominated by its location in the Southern Plains ecological sub-region of the United States.<ref>United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ''Forest Service Ecoregions and Subregions of the United States'', compiled and edited by W. Henry McNab and Robert G. Bailey, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1994.</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-65 (AL).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 65 (Alabama)|Interstate 65]]
*[[Image:US 31.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 31 in Alabama|U.S. Highway 31]]
*[[Image:US 82.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 82 in Alabama|U.S. Highway 82]]
*[[Image:Alabama 14.svg|20px]] [[State Route 14 (Alabama)|State Route 14]]
*[[Image:Alabama 111.svg|20px]] [[Alabama State Route 111|State Route 111]]
*[[Image:Alabama 143.svg|20px]] [[State Route 143 (Alabama)|State Route 143]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Chilton County, Alabama|Chilton County]] - north
*[[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]] - east
*[[Montgomery County, Alabama|Montgomery County]] - southeast
*[[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]] - south
*[[Dallas County, Alabama|Dallas County]] - west

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1820= 3853
|1830= 11874
|1840= 14342
|1850= 15023
|1860= 16739
|1870= 11623
|1880= 13108
|1890= 13330
|1900= 17915
|1910= 20038
|1920= 18908
|1930= 19694
|1940= 20977
|1950= 18186
|1960= 18739
|1970= 24460
|1980= 32259
|1990= 34222
|2000= 43671
|2010= 54571
|2020= 58805
|estyear=2023
|estimate=60342
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 24, 1995|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Autauga County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Autauga County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=050XX00US01001&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Autauga County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01001&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Autauga County, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US01001&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|34,823
|42,154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41,582
|79.74%
|77.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |70.71%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,428
|9,595
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,352
|17.01%
|17.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.30%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|186
|217
|style='background: #ffffe6; |184
|0.43%
|0.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|194
|467
|style='background: #ffffe6; |873
|0.44%
|0.86%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.48%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|44
|45
|style='background: #ffffe6; |185
|0.10%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|374
|761
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,490
|0.86%
|1.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|610
|1,310
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,117
|1.40%
|2.40%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.60%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''43,671'''
|'''54,571'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''58,805'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 58,805 people, 21,397 households, and 15,076 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 54,571 people, 20,221 households, and 15,064 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|91|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 22,135 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 78.5% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 17.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.6% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 20,221 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68, and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 27% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $53,682, and the median income for a family was $66,349. Males had a median income of $49,743 versus $32,592 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $24,571. About 8.3% of families and 12.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

In 2000, the largest denominational groups were [[Evangelical Protestant]]s (with 18,893 adherents) and [[Mainline Protestant]]s (with 3,657 adherents).<ref name="thearda">{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/01001_2000.asp |title=County Membership Reports |access-date=August 22, 2011 |work=thearda.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712110019/http://www.thearda.com/mapsReports/reports/counties/01001_2000.asp |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |url-status = dead}}</ref> The largest religious bodies were The [[Southern Baptist Convention]] (with 14,727 members) and The [[United Methodist Church]] (with 3,305 members).<ref name="thearda"/>

==Education==
Autauga County contains one [[Public education|public school]] district. There are approximately 9,000 students in public K-12 schools in Autauga County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Public School Districts - Autauga County, AL |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_list.asp?Search=1&State=01&County=Autauga+County |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[Institute of Education Sciences]]}}</ref>

===Districts===
School districts include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Autauga County, AL |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01001_autauga/DC20SD_C01001.pdf |access-date=August 28, 2022 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |format=PDF}} [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01001_autauga/DC20SD_C01001_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref>

* [[Autauga County Schools|Autauga County School District]]

==Government==
{{PresHead|place=Autauga County, Alabama|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|20,484|7,439|358|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|19,838|7,503|429|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|18,172|5,936|865|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|17,379|6,363|231|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|17,403|6,093|145|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|15,196|4,758|127|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|11,993|4,942|273|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|9,509|5,015|898|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,715|4,819|2,051|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|7,828|3,667|159|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,350|3,366|201|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,292|4,295|476|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|4,512|4,640|186|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,367|1,593|180|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|606|1,553|5,617|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|2,969|0|490|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,149|1,324|65|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|857|1,161|269|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|787|1,505|16|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1948|Dixiecrat|110|0|1,176|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|117|1,242|5|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|99|1,630|12|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|84|1,525|8|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|138|1,322|13|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|683|883|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|146|781|27|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|210|918|11|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|99|773|16|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|43|622|183|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|97|655|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|73|733|10|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|537|980|46|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|289|1,281|110|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|81|926|953|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|519|893|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1884|Democratic|877|911|1|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1880|Democratic|974|978|15|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1876|Republican|1,576|804|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1872|Republican|1,593|669|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1868|Republican|1,505|851|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1860|Southern Democratic|0|392|866|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1856|Democratic|0|621|475|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1852|Democratic|196|322|205|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1848|Whig|553|471|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1844|Democratic|475|633|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1840|Whig|591|574|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1836|Whig|609|565|0|Alabama}}
{{PresRow|1828|Democratic|43|595|0|Alabama}}
{{PresFoot|1824|Democratic|68|274|193|Alabama}}

The sheriff of Autauga County is Mark Harrell (R). The Revenue Commissioner for the county is Kathy Evans (R), the Probate Judge is Kim Kervin (R), the Circuit Clerk is Deb Hill (R), the Circuit Judge is Ben Fuller (R), the District Attorney is Randall Houston (R) and the District Judge is Joy Booth (R).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autaugaco.org/Default.asp?ID=8&pg=Elected+Officials|title=Autauga County: Elected Officials|website=www.autaugaco.org|access-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210034552/https://www.autaugaco.org/Default.asp?ID=8&pg=Elected+Officials|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

The legislature is the county commission which consists of five members all of whom are elected from single member districts. The current Commissioners are:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autaugaco.org/Default.asp?ID=7&pg=Commissioners|title=Autauga County: Commissioners|website=www.autaugaco.org|access-date=August 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210034552/https://www.autaugaco.org/Default.asp?ID=8&pg=Elected+Officials|archive-date=February 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

*District 1: Rusty Jacksland, Republican
*District 2: John L. Thrailkill, Republican
*District 3: Bill Tatum, Republican
*District 4: Jay Thompson, Republican - ''Chairman''
*District 5: Larry Stoudemire, Democratic

Like much of the Southern U.S., Autauga County was historically a Democratic stronghold, voting for the party's presidential nominee in every election between 1880 and 1960. However, the county has switched in affiliation to the Republican Party over the past 50 years. The last Democrat to win the county in a presidential election is [[Jimmy Carter]], who won it by a plurality in [[1976 United States presidential election in Alabama|1976]].

===Emergency Services===
Fire protection in Autauga County is provided by several local fire departments.

Emergency Medical Services are provided by Haynes Ambulance, with the exception of the city of Prattville, where the Prattville Fire Department staffs Ambulances.

Law enforcement agencies are the Autauga County Sheriffs Office and the Prattville Police Department.

==Education==
The [[Autauga County School System]] is the county's sole public school system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01001_autauga/DC20SD_C01001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Autauga County, AL|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01001_autauga/DC20SD_C01001_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

[[East Memorial Christian Academy]] is located in an [[unincorporated area]] of the county, near [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]].<ref>"[http://www.emcawildcats.org/wordpress/index.php Home] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821170908/http://emcawildcats.org/wordpress/index.php |date=August 21, 2013 }}." [[East Memorial Christian Academy]]. Retrieved on August 3, 2013. "1320 Old Ridge Road Prattville, Alabama 36066"</ref>

==Places of interest==
Autauga County is home to several parks, such as Wilderness Park, Cooters Pond Park, Pratt Park, Swift Creek Park, Newton Park, Spinners Park, Heritage Park, and Overlook Memorial Park.

==Communities==

===Cities===
{{div col}}
* [[Millbrook, Alabama|Millbrook]] (mostly in Elmore County)
* [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]]

===Towns===
{{div col}}
* [[Autaugaville, Alabama|Autaugaville]]
* [[Billingsley, Alabama|Billingsley]]
* [[Pine Level, Autauga County, Alabama|Pine Level]]{{col div end}}

===Census-designated place===
{{div col}}
* [[Marbury, Alabama|Marbury]]
{{col div end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Booth, Alabama|Booth]]
* [[Evergreen, Autauga County, Alabama|Evergreen]]
* [[Jones, Alabama|Jones]]
* [[Kingston, Alabama|Kingston]]
* [[Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama|Mulberry]]{{col div end}}

===Ghost town===
*[[Washington, Alabama|Washington]]
{{div col end}}

===County subdivisions===
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| header      = Historical census county divisions of Autauga County
| image1      = Autauga_County,_Alabama_census_divisions,_1850-1860.tif
| caption1    = Approximate divisions used in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. The white dotted line represents the current county boundary.
| image2      = Autauga_County,_Alabama_census_divisions,_1930.tif
| caption2    = Approximate divisions used in the 1930 census. Similar to those used from 1900 to 1940.
| image3      = Autauga_County,_Alabama_census_divisions,_1950.tif
| caption3    = Approximate divisions used in the 1950 census.
| image4      = Autauga_County,_Alabama_census_divisions,_1990-2020.tif
| caption4    = Current divisions as of the 2020 census, in use since at least 1990.
}}
The [[United States Census Bureau]] divides counties into county subdivisions. In Autauga County, these are currently in to form of [[census county division]]s. The county's historical subdivisions and their populations in the decennial censuses are as follows:

====1850–1880====
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable col2right col3right col4right col5right"
!Subdivision
!1850<br><ref name=NinthCensus>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435070003447&view=1up&seq=131|title=Ninth Census: The Statistics of the Population of the United States|volume=1|work=United States Census Office|year=1872}}</ref>
!1860<br><ref name=NinthCensus/>
!1870<br><ref name=NinthCensus/>
!1880<br><ref name=TenthCensus>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015029089193&view=1up&seq=281|title=Statistics of the Population of the United States at the Tenth Census|work=United States Census Office|year=1883}}</ref>
|-
|Beat 1, [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]]||672||3,260||3,675||4,236<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note02|In 1871, Beats 1 and 5 added parts of Beat 6, which was renamed.<ref name=TenthCensus/>}}
|-
|Beat 2, [[Autaugaville, Alabama|Autaugaville]]||82||2,119||2,387||2,385
|-
|Beat 3, [[Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama|Mulberry]]||1,366||1,598||1,551||1,764
|-
|Beat 4, [[Milton, Alabama|Milton]]||1,393||1,125||1,595||2,030
|-
|Beat 5, [[Independence, Alabama|Independence]]||1,270||800||1,137||1,102<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note02}}
|-
|Beat 6, [[Kingston, Autauga County, Alabama|Kingston]] (1850–1870)<br>Beat 6, [[Pine Flat, Autauga County, Alabama|Pine Flat]] (1880)||351||1,960||1,278||1,591<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note02}}
|-
|Undefined||9,889<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note01|Includes population from areas lost to [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]] in 1866 and [[Chilton County, Alabama|Baker (Chilton) County]] in 1868–1869.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AL_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Alabama: Individual County Chronologies|work=The Newberry Library|year=2007}}</ref>}}||5,887<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note01}}||—||—
|-
|County total||15,023<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note01}}||16,739<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note01}}||11,623||13,108
|}

====1890–1950====
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{| class="wikitable sortable col2right col3right col4right col5right col6right col7right col8right"
!Subdivision
!1890<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924024569240&view=1up&seq=386|title=Report on the Population of the United States at the Eleventh Census|volume=1|work=United States Census Office|year=1895}}</ref>
!1900<br><ref name=TwelfthCensus>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101025729441&view=1up&seq=326|title=Twelfth Census of the United States: Population, part 1|volume=1|work=United States Census Office|year=1901}}</ref>
!1910<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015057932439&view=1up&seq=11|title=Thirteenth Census of the United States: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1912}}</ref>
!1920<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.26400082&view=1up&seq=342|title=Fourteenth Census of the United States: Population|volume=1|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1921}}</ref>
!1930<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924014485225&view=1up&seq=79|title=Fifteenth Census of the United States: Population|volume=1|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1931}}</ref>
!1940<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hl4t78&view=1up&seq=82|title=Sixteenth Census of the United States: Population|volume=1|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1942}}</ref>
!1950<br><ref name=SeventeenthCensus>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015054041739&view=1up&seq=146|title=A Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census of Population|volume=1|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1952}}</ref>
|-
|Precinct 1, [[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]]||3,143||4,679||5,745||5,102||5,838||7,272||8,550<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note04|Precinct 2 was annexed to Precinct 1 prior to the 1940 census, but were returned separately until the 1950 census.<ref name=SeventeenthCensus/>}}
|-
|Precinct 2, [[Washington, Alabama|Washington]]||1,037||1,611||1,552||1,457||1,284||860||—<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note04}}
|-
|Precinct 3, [[Autaugaville, Alabama|Autaugaville]]||2,025||2,273||2,257||2,411||2,405||1,904||1,641
|-
|Precinct 4, [[Mulberry, Autauga County, Alabama|Mulberry]]||1,318||1,211||1,193||1,080||1,260||1,182||652
|-
|Precinct 5, [[Days Bend, Alabama|Days Bend]]||448||499||391||343||308||480||—<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note05|Precinct 5 was annexed to Precinct 12 prior to the 1940 census, but were returned separately until the 1950 census.<ref name=SeventeenthCensus/>}}
|-
|Precinct 6, [[Milton, Alabama|Milton]]||1,231||972<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note03|Precinct 12 was split from Precinct 6 prior to the 1900 census.<ref name=TwelfthCensus/>}}||781||704||695||835||401
|-
|Precinct 7, [[Bethel, Autauga County, Alabama|Bethel]]||639||1,061||1,247||1,141||991||946||808
|-
|Precinct 8, [[Big Springs, Alabama|Big Springs]]<br>(including [[Billingsley, Alabama|Billingsley]])||360||841||1,452||1,258||1,421||1,737||1,253
|-
|Precinct 9, [[Independence, Alabama|Independence]]||892||1,228||1,154||1,265||1,023||1,592||1,125
|-
|Precinct 10, [[Liberty, Autauga County, Alabama|Liberty]]||1,235||1,804||2,095||1,964||2,628||1,927||1,993
|-
|Precinct 11, [[Mountain Creek, Autauga County, Alabama|Mountain Creek]]||1,002||961||1,340||1,290||1,340||1,978||1,101
|-
|Precinct 12, [[Statesville, Alabama|Statesville]]||—||775<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note03}}||831||893||501||264||662<br>{{refn|group=CoSub|name=Note05}}
|-
|County total||13,330||17,915||20,038||18,908||19,694||20,977||18,186
|}

====1960–present====
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{| class="wikitable sortable col2right col3right col4right col5right col6right col7right col8right"
!Subdivision
!1960<br><ref>{{cite book |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924014538957&view=1up&seq=16 |title=1960 Census of Population: Advance Reports: Final Population Counts |work=United States Census Bureau |year=1960 |volume=1}}</ref>
!1970<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951t004668360&view=1up&seq=286|title=1970 Census of Population: Characteristics of the Population: Number of Inhabitants|volume=1|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1972}}</ref>
!1980<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.l0063399141&view=1up&seq=18|title=1980 Census of Population and Housing: Final Population and Housing Unit Counts|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1981}}</ref>
!1990<br><ref>{{cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x004540550&view=1up&seq=21|title=1990 Census of Population and Housing: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics: Alabama|work=United States Census Bureau|year=1991}}</ref>
!2000<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?t=Population+Total&g=050XX00US01001$0600000&y=2000&tid=DECENNIALDPSF42000.DP1&tp=true|title=DP1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000|work=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!2010<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US01001$0600000&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1&tp=true|title=P1: Total Population: 2010|work=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!2020<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US01001$0600000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1&tp=true|title=P1: Race: 2020|work=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|-
|[[Autaugaville, Alabama|Autaugaville]] [[census county division|CCD]]||3,354||2,876||3,163||2,983||2,982||3,320||3,185
|-
|[[Billingsley, Alabama|Billingsley]] [[census county division|CCD]]||2,131||1,952||2,172||2,282||2,677||2,894||2,645
|-
|[[Marbury, Alabama|Marbury]] [[census county division|CCD]]||2,476||2,198||2,835||3,590||4,629||5,675||6,359
|-
|[[Prattville, Alabama|Prattville]] [[census county division|CCD]]||10,778||17,434||24,089||25,367||33,383||42,682||46,616
|-
|County total||18,739||24,460||32,259||34,222||43,671||54,571||58,805
|}

====County subdivision notes====
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==Notable people==
*[[Samuel Smith Harris]], (1841-1888), born in Autauga County, [[Presbyterian]] [[clergyman]], founder and editor of ''Living Word'' magazine, and [[bishop]] of the Diocese of Michigan.<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | year = 1963}}</ref>
*[[W. H. Lanier|William Henry Lanier]], (1855-1929), born in Autauga County, was a prominent educator who served as president of [[Alcorn State University|Alcorn A. and M.]] from 1899 to 1905. He also served as superintendent of [[Yazoo City, Mississippi|Yazoo City]] and [[Jackson, Mississippi]] black schools.<ref name='Lanier'>{{cite web |url=https://www.jackson.k12.ms.us/Page/1317 |title=School History |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Lanier High School |publisher=Jackson (MS) Public Schools |access-date=October 20, 2017 |quote=Lanier was first organized as a junior-senior high school in 1925 providing instruction for pupils from the seventh through the twelfth grades.}}</ref>
*[[Wilson Pickett]], (1941-2006), born in [[Prattville, Alabama]], American recording artist best known for singing [[In the Midnight Hour]] and [[Mustang Sally (song)|Mustang Sally]].

==In popular culture==
*Autauga County is the main setting of [[Rita Williams-Garcia]]'s novel ''Gone Crazy in Alabama''.

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Autauga County, Alabama]]
*[[Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Autauga–Choctaw)|Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Autauga County, Alabama]]
*[[List of counties in Alabama]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Autauga County, Alabama}}
*[http://www.autaugaco.org/Default.asp?ID=31 Autauga County's Official Website]
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/markers/autauga.html Alabama Historical Association Markers in Autauga County]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~alautaug/ Autauga County Genealogical Information at Rootsweb.com]
* Autauga County [http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/contemporarymaps/alabama/counties/autauga.jpg map of roads/towns] (map © 2007 [[University of Alabama|Univ. of Alabama]]).
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717024207/http://theriverregiononline.com/ River Region Tourism Site]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Autauga County, Alabama
|North     = [[Chilton County, Alabama|Chilton County]]
|Northeast = 
|East      = [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]]
|Southeast = [[Montgomery County, Alabama|Montgomery County]]
|South     = [[Lowndes County, Alabama|Lowndes County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Dallas County, Alabama|Dallas County]]
|Northwest = 
}} 
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