Clanton, Alabama
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 Hangar in the Gragg Field Historic District (2011) |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1866 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Chilton County |
| Coordinates : | 32 ° 50 ′ N , 86 ° 38 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 8,619 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 151.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 57.2 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) of which 56.8 km 2 (approx. 22 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 183 m |
| Postcodes : | 35045, 35046 |
| Area code : | +1 205 |
| FIPS : | 01-15136 |
| GNIS ID : | 0157918 |
| Website : | www.clanton.al.us |
| Mayor : | Billie Joe Driver |
Clanton is a city and county seat of Chilton County in the state of Alabama in the United States . In 2010 around 8,600 people lived here.
geography
Clanton is located in central Alabama in the southern United States. It is located roughly midway between the northern and southern parts of the 1,589 square kilometer Talladega National Forest and 9 kilometers west of the Coosa River , which joins the Alabama River further south and finally flows into Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico as the Mobile River .
Nearby locations include Thorsby (2 km north), Mineral Springs (5 km north), Verbena (6 km southeast), Jemison (7 km northwest), and Mountain Creek (11 km southeast). The next larger city is Birmingham, about 60 kilometers to the north, with a population of 212,000 .
history
Clanton was founded in 1866 or, according to another source, in 1868 as Goose Pond when Chilton County was formed. In 1871, prompted by the establishment of a post office, the city was renamed after the politician and brigadier general James Holt Clanton and incorporated in 1873. City founder Alfred Baker was also the first mayor of Clantons and an important player in the development of the city and the county. He owned several shops, a department store, a hotel and donated the land on which the courthouse was built in 1896 .
The city experienced strong growth through the construction of two dams in the early 20th century, as well as through the development and expansion of the textile industry.
Today, Clanton is best known for its peach-shaped reservoir, alluding to the importance of the county's peach industry, which accounts for about 80% of Alabama's peach harvest. It was built in 1994.
Clanton Airport is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a site under the name Gragg Field Historic District (as of July 8, 2019).
traffic
Alabama State Route 22 and US Highway 31 run through the city center from north to south on the same route . In the east of the city runs Interstate 65 , which runs over a length of 1,436 kilometers from Alabama to Indiana .
To the east of the city is Chilton County Airport .
Demographics
The 2010 census showed a population of 8,619 people, spread over 3,417 households and 2,248 families. The population density was 151 people per square kilometer. 74.9% of the population were white, 19.1% black, 0.6% Indians and 0.3% Indians. 3.7% were of a different ethnicity , 1.4% had two or more ethnicities, and 6% were Hispanics or Latin Americans of any ethnicity. For every 100 women there were 87 men. The median age was 39 years and the per capita income was 15,299 US dollars, which put about 19.5% of the population below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Drew Roy (born 1986), actor
- Grayson Russell (born 1998), actor
Web links
- Official website of the city (Engl.)
- Clanton in the Encyclopedia of Alabama (Engl.)
- Statistical data on Clanton (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place Names in Alabama , University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa 1989, p. 34 ( on Google Books )
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 8, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 8, 2019. - ↑ site of the United States Census Bureau , accessed on July 7, 2015