Sumter County, Alabama

Sumter County
Sumter County
County
	Sumter County Courthouse in Livingston
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 32°35′30″N 88°12′15″W / 32.591666666667°N 88.204166666667°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 18, 1832
Named for	Thomas Sumter
Seat	Livingston
Largest city	Livingston
Area
• Total	913 sq mi (2,360 km2)
• Land	904 sq mi (2,340 km2)
• Water	9.4 sq mi (24 km2) 1.0%
Population (2020)
• Total	12,345
• Density	14/sq mi (5.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	sumtercountyal.com

Sumter County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,345.^[2] The county seat is Livingston.^[3] The name is in honor of General Thomas Sumter of South Carolina.^[1]

Sumter County was founded on December 18, 1832.

Bordering counties

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "ACES Winston County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpage: ACES-Sumter.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "QuickFacts: Sumter County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Sumter County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Livingston
Cities	Livingston York	Map of Alabama highlighting Sumter County
Towns	Cuba Emelle Epes Gainesville Geiger
CDPs	Bellamy Panola
Unincorporated communities	Belmont Coatopa Intercourse Sumterville Ward Warsaw