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Chambers County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 34,772. Its county seat is LaFayette. Its largest city is Valley. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senator from Alabama. Chambers County is included in the LaGrange, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, AL Combined Statistical Area.
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Prior to contact with people of European descent, what is now Chambers County was inhabited by the Creek nation. Chambers County was established on December 18, 1832. Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near the town of Cusseta in 1850. Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber", renowned heavyweight boxing champion, was born near LaFayette, on Buckalew Mountain, May 13, 1914. In 1980, Chambers County joined its four mill villages to make the city of Valley. Today, it is the largest city in the county. [edit] Timeline
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