Prattville is a city in Autauga and Elmore Counties. As of 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 31,119. The city is the county seat of Autauga County. It is nicknamed "The Fountain City" due to the many artesian wells in the area. The city was founded in 1839 by well-known industrialist and architect Daniel Pratt.

Prattville was largely inhabited by Native Americans and a few settlers when Daniel Pratt, a native of Temple, New Hampshire, first observed the Autauga Creek in the 1830s.

Pratt purchased approximately 1,000 acres from Joseph May at $21.00 an acre, and set out to build his manufacturing facilities and the town along the banks of the Autauga creek. This location was chosen because the creek could supply power to the cotton gin manufacturing equipment.

In the past 10 years, Prattville city limits have begun to expand eastward into neighboring Elmore County. While the original plan was to keep this portion of the city strictly commercial, due to the rapid increase in population, housing developments are currently being built on the Elmore County side.

Prattville has also been the home of singer Wilson Pickett, NFL stars Roman Harper, Kevin Turner, and Zac Woodfin and major league baseball player Marlon Anderson.

Prattville has become a popular golf destination, offering The Legends at Capital Hill, one of the widely famed Robert Trent Jones Golf Courses. With year-round warmth, hot summers and short, mild winters, Prattville offers entertainment throughout the year.