Monroe County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,772. Its county seat is Monroeville. Its name is in honor of James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. It is a dry county, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is restricted or prohibited, but Frisco City and Monroeville are wet cities.
The Old Monroe County Courthouse in Monroeville
Old Monroe County Courthouse in Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville, the model for the courthouse used in the movie
Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census its population was 5,951.
Historic buildings in Downtown Monroeville
Old Monroe County Courthouse, the model for the courthouse used in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird