Chambers County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 34,772. Its county seat is LaFayette. Its largest city is Valley. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senator from Alabama.
Chambers County is included in the LaGrange, GA-AL Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Atlanta–Athens-Clarke–Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area.
History
Prior to contact with people of European descent, what is now Chambers County was inhabited by the Creek nation.
Chambers County was established on December 18, 1832.
Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near the town of Cusseta in 1850.
Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber", renowned heavyweight boxing champion, was born near LaFayette, on Buckalew Mountain, May 13, 1914.
In 1980, Chambers County joined its four mill villages to make the city of Valley. Today, it is the largest city in the county.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water.
Major highways
- 20px Interstate 85
- 20px U.S. Highway 29
- 23px U.S. Highway 280
- 23px U.S. Highway 431
- 20px State Route 50
- 20px State Route 77
- 20px State Route 147
Adjacent counties
- Randolph County (north)
- Troup County, Georgia (east/EST Border)
- Harris County, Georgia (southeast/EST Border)
- Lee County (south)
- Tallapoosa County (west)