Map of St. Clair County, Alabama

St. Clair County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,103. It has two county seats: Ashville and Pell City. It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat. Its name is in honor of General Arthur St. Clair, an officer in the French and Indian War. St. Clair County is included in the Birmingham–Hoover, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.

St. Clair County overview:
Name:	St. Clair County
FIPS code:	01-115
State:	Alabama
Founded:	November 20, 1818
Named for:	Arthur St. Clair
Seat:	Ashville & Pell City
Largest city:	Moody
Total Area:	654 sq mi (1,690 km²)
Land Area:	632 sq mi (1,640 km²)
Total Population:	91,103
Population Density:	140/sq mi (54/km²)
Time zone:	UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:	www.stclairco.com

St. Clair County location map. Where is St. Clair County?

St. Clair County location on the U.S. Map. Where is St. Clair County. — Location of St. Clair County in the the United States.

St. Clair County location on the Alabama map. Where is St. Clair County. — Location of St. Clair County in Alabama.

History

St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818, by the Alabama Territory legislature by splitting the area from Shelby County. The county seat was incorporated and named “Ashville” in honor of John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was separated to establish Cherokee County and DeKalb County. In 1866, after the Civil War, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.

Due to the relatively high terrain of the far southern end of the Appalachian Mountains which divides the county in a northeast–southwest orientation, and the difficulty of communication and administration from either side of the county to the other, a second county seat was established in Pell City to better provide administration and services to the southeast side of the county.

In 2019, St. Clair County became the seventh county in Alabama to adopt its own flag.

St. Clair County Road Map

St. Clair CountyStreet Map. — Street map of St. Clair County, Alabama. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)

St. Clair CountyMap — St. Clair Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 654 square miles (1,690 km), of which 632 square miles (1,640 km) is land and 22 square miles (57 km) (3.3%) is water.