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Coosada is a town in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 1,217. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Coosada town overview:
Name:	Coosada town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Elmore County
Elevation:	180 ft (55 m)
Total Area:	7.13 sq mi (18.48 km²)
Land Area:	6.89 sq mi (17.86 km²)
Water Area:	0.24 sq mi (0.62 km²)
Total Population:	1,217
Population Density:	176.53/sq mi (68.16/km²)
ZIP code:	36020
Area code:	334
FIPS code:	0117176
GNISfeature ID:	0137171
Website:	townofcoosada.com

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History

Coosawda was home to a Creek (Coushatta tribe) village called Koasati in the 18th and early 19th centuries. By invitation, many Chickamauga Cherokee followers of Dragging Canoe fled to the town during—and immediately following—the American War of Independence. Coosada was the birthplace of the influential Creek leader, William Weatherford, who led the Red Stick uprising of 1813–1814. After that, the Native American population was removed to the west.

Frontiersmen from the fledgling United States quickly settled in the area. The future governor of the state of Alabama, William Wyatt Bibb, migrated to the area at that time. A land speculator from Georgia, he purchased the land that the village of Koasati occupied, and sub-divided it into lots for sale. By 1818, the town had a post office and a sawmill. Following the establishment of the train depot in 1872, the settlement was called “Coosada Station.” Around 1890 the town became simply “Coosada.”

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Geography

Coosada is located on the Alabama River at (32.504197, -86.334120). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.3 square miles (19 km), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) (3.37%) is water.