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County Information



Some of the cities, towns, and places in Morgan County are Albany/New Decatur, Austinville, Basham, Brooksville, Burningtree Mountain, Danville, Decatur, Eva, Falkville, Hartselle, Hulaco, Huntsville, Lacey's Spring, Lacon, Limestone County, Marshall County, Massey, Morgan City, Moulton Heights, Neel, Pence, Priceville, Ryan Crossroads, Six Mile, Six Way, Somerville, Trinity, Union Hill, Valhermoso Springs, Woodland Mills

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Morgan County is a county in the north central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census the population was 119,490. The county seat is Decatur. The county was created by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818 from land acquired from the Cherokee Indians in the Treaty of Turkeytown, and was originally called Cotaco County. On June 14, 1821 it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia. It is a prohibition or dry county, although alcohol sales are allowed in the cities of Decatur, Hartselle, and Priceville. Morgan County is included in the Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. It is a part of the North, Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.