Talladega County, Alabama
Overview
Talladega County is a county of the U.S. state
of Alabama
. Talladega is a Muscogee (Creek) Native American
word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291. Its county seat
is Talladega
.
Prior to Euro-American settlement in what is today Talladega County it was the home of the Abihka tribe of the Creek Confederacy.
Talladega County was established on December 18, 1832, from land ceded by the Creek Indians near the state's geographic center. The county seat was established at Talladega in 1834.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 760.25 square miles (1,969 km²), of which 739.53 square miles (1,915.4 km²) (or 97.27%) is land and 20.72 square miles (53.7 km²) (or 2.73%) is water.
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. Talladega is a Muscogee (Creek) Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
word derived from TVLVTEKE, which means "border town." As of 2010, the population was 82,291. Its county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is Talladega
Talladega, Alabama
Talladega is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 15,143. The city is the county seat of Talladega County. Talladega is approximately 50 miles east of Birmingham, Alabama....
.
Prior to Euro-American settlement in what is today Talladega County it was the home of the Abihka tribe of the Creek Confederacy.
Talladega County was established on December 18, 1832, from land ceded by the Creek Indians near the state's geographic center. The county seat was established at Talladega in 1834.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 760.25 square miles (1,969 km²), of which 739.53 square miles (1,915.4 km²) (or 97.27%) is land and 20.72 square miles (53.7 km²) (or 2.73%) is water.
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