Formed December 18, 1832 (42nd county)
Randolph County (21,970), Wedowee (739), Roanoke (5,314)
The red/brown brick courthouse of Randolph County is located on Main between Broad and 1st Avenue Southwest. The site is on United States Highway 431. It was built in 1940 and remodeled in 1985. This Federalist style courthouse was designed by Paul W. Hofferbert. Veteran memorials are across the street. The county was named for Virginia Senator John Randolph. Wedowee was named for a local Native American. Randolph County was formed on December 18, 1832 from parts of St. Clair and Shelby counties as the 42nd county. Wedowee has been the only county seat.
Randolph County government consists of a sheriff, revenue commissioner, and coroner (executive). It has 5 commissioners (legislative.) Three Circuit Judges serve Randolph, Chambers, Macon and Tallapoosa counties and a District Judge, a Probate Judge, a District Attorney, and a County Clerk serve Randolph County (judicial.) The county is situated in the east on the border with Georgia. The center of the county is 5.4 miles Southeast of Wedowee. The county is surrounded clockwise by Cleburne County and Georgia and Chambers, Tallapoosa, and Clay counties.
The county has an area of 580.6 square miles. It ranks 57 out of 67 in size. It ranks 44 out of 67 in population in the state. It has a density of 38.7 persons per square mile making it 40 out of 67 in the state. Randolph County has 31.6% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 431 crosses from Cleburne County to Chambers County, north to south. The county is shaped like a rectangle. Wedowee is slightly west of center in the county. Roanoke is located on the southeast border. Wedowee is the county seat and Roanoke is the largest city. Wedowee is 3.4% of the county population and Roanoke is 24.2% of the county population. The county seat is pronounced WI-DOW-EE.
Roanoke
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