Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama Population (2000): 17185 Housing Units (2000): 7756 Land area (2000): 643.735532 sq. miles (1667.267304 sq. km) Water area (2000): 12.735412 sq. miles (32.984565 sq. km) Total area (2000): 656.470944 sq. miles (1700.251869 sq. km) Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01 Location: 32.768094 N, 87.635687 W Headwords: Hale Hale, AL Hale County Hale County, AL