Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, 38,319 people lived there. Its county seat is Brewton.
History.
Escambia County was formed after the American Civil War, on December 10, 1868. This was during the Reconstruction era. The name "Escambia" may come from the Creek name "Shambia", meaning "clearwater", or the Choctaw word for "cane-brake" or "reed-brake". 
In September 1979, the county was declared a disaster area due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, and again in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan.
Geography.
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of . (or 99.42%) is land and (or 0.58%) is water.