Elmore County was created by the Alabama legislature on Feb. 15, 1866; from parts of Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa Counties. It was named for Gen. John Archer Elmore, a veteran of the American Revolution and early settler of Alabama. Elmore County has a total area of 657 square miles. Of that total, 622 square miles of it is land and 35 square miles of it is water.

Elmore County lies in the east-central part of the state. It is drained by the Coosa and the Tallapoosa Rivers, which merge to form the Alabama River a few miles south of Wetumpka. The French established Fort Toulouse at the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa in 1717, upon which site Gen. Andrew Jackson erected Fort Jackson in 1814, following the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.

Authority: Owen, Thomas McAdory. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography.Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1921.

Wetumpka is the county seat of Elmore County. Interestingly, a small part of the City of Prattville is also in Elmore County, and portions of Tallassee are in Tallapoosa County. 

Founded: February 15, 1866

Population: 79,303 (2010 Census)

Land area: 657 square miles

County seat: Wetumpka

Other cities and towns: Coosada, Deatsville, Eclectic, Elmore, Holtville, Millbrook, Prattville, Tallassee

Major employers: Elmore County Board of Education, GKN Aerospace, Wal-Mart, Neptune, Tallassee Community Hospital, Madix Inc, Bass Pro Shops, Elmore Community Hospital, Wind Creek Hospitality, Elmore County Commission