Albion County, West Monroe

Albion County
County
The Albion County Courthouse in Barton
Location within the state of West Monroe
West Monroe's location within Ibica
Country	Ibica
State	West Monroe
Founded	1447
County seat	Barton
Largest city	Barton
Area
• Total	1,166 sq mi (3,020 km2)
Population  ({{{2}}})
• Total	494,175

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Albion County is located in the state of West Monroe. As of the 2020 census, the population was 494,175, making it the 11th-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Barton.

Major highways

• Interstate 10
• Ibican Route 2
• West Monroe State Highway 13
• West Monroe State Highway 19
• West Monroe State Highway 42
• West Monroe State Highway 51
• West Monroe State Highway 57
• West Monroe State Highway 69
• West Monroe State Loop 50

Adjacent counties

• Garden County (north)
• Johnson County, Stephanie County (northeast)
• Mitchell County (east)
• Martin County (southeast)
• Bosphorus Ocean (south)
• Moore County (southwest)
• Roberts County (northwest)

Communities

Cities

• Barton
• Clarksville (mostly in Martin County
• Ezel
• Hudson
• Kent

Census Designated Places

• Palmer

Education

School districts:

• Barton Independent School District
• Clarksville Independent School District
• Ezel Independent School District
• Hudson Consolidated Independent School District
• Kent Independent School District
• Palmer Independent School District

Barton State College is the designated community college for all of Albion County.

Barton is the home of West Monroe Technical University and the private Western Monroe University.