 bullock county, alabama is a county of the u.s. state of alabama. as of the 2010 census the population was 10,914. in 1867, union springs was chosen as the county seat. its name is in honor of colonel edward c. bullock of barbour county. a national center for education statistics report released in january 2009 showed that bullock county had the highest illiteracy rate in alabama at 34 percent. ==history== bullock county was established on december 5, 1866. the boundaries were changed in february 1867. ==geography== according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (0.4%) is water. the county is in the southeastern section of the state, in the prairie region. the chunnennuggee ridge runs through the center of the county. ===adjacent counties=== *macon county (north) *russell county (northeast) *barbour county (southeast) *pike county (southwest) *montgomery county (west) ==transportation== ===major highways=== *20px u.s. highway 29 *20px u.s. highway 82 *20px state route 51 *25px state route 110 ===airport=== franklin field is a county-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of union springs, alabama.. federal aviation administration. effective
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