Limestone County
county in Alabama, United States
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Summary
Limestone County is a county of Alabama[1]. It draws 529 Wikipedia views per month (county of alabama category, ranking #16 of 68).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alabama[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wheeler Lake[5]
- Capital: Athens[6]
- Shares border with: Giles County[7], Madison County[8], Lauderdale County[9], Morgan County[10], Lawrence County[11], Lincoln County[12]
- Named after: Limestone Creek[13]
- Headquarters location: Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office[14]
- Commons category: Limestone County, Alabama[15]
- Licence plate code: 44[16]
- Inception: February 6, 1818[17]
- Coordinate location: 34.811111111111, -86.984166666667[18]
- Official website: https://limestonecounty-al.gov/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Limestone County, Alabama[20]
- Population: 82,782[21], 83,227[22], 85,537[23], 87,384[24], 88,845[25], 91,663[26], 103,570[27]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Limestone County, Alabama[28]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Limestone County, Alabama[29]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Limestone County, Alabama[30]
- Number of households: 32,725[31]
- Native label: Limestone County[32]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107729[33]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Limestone County, Alabama[34]
- Different from: Limestone County[35]
- Area: 1572[36]
- Water as percent of area: 7.8[37]
- Mean age: 40.0[38]
Why It Matters
Limestone County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]