AL · GEOID 01041

Crenshaw County area

Crenshaw County, Alabama covers 610.9 square miles: 608.9 square miles of land and 2.1 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area608.9 mi²
Water area2.1 mi²
Total area610.9 mi²
National land rank#1592

County outline

Generalized outline of Crenshaw County, Alabama
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Crenshaw County is located

Crenshaw County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.7% of Crenshaw County’s measured area and water for 0.3%. Its combined area converts to 1,582.3 square kilometers or approximately 391,005 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land608.8651,576.953389,673.6
Water2.0815.391,331.8
Total610.9461,582.343391,005.4

How Crenshaw County compares

By original Census land area, Crenshaw County ranks #48 of 67 in Alabama and #1592 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.906 times the Alabama county-equivalent median of 672.1 square miles. It accounts for 1.2% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Crenshaw County?

Crenshaw County has more land than 1,630 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Crenshaw County608.9 mi²
Alabama median672.1 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Crenshaw County at #1,708 nationally by total area, 116 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.3%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.8 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Crenshaw County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#1591Franklin County, Arkansas609Compare
#1592Crenshaw County, Alabama608.9This county
#1593Macon County, Alabama608.7Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 31.730305, -86.320022. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 1,576,952,758 m²; AWATER: 5,388,563 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Crenshaw County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 389,674 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 391,005 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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