Gordo, Alabama

Gordo
Location in county and state
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	Alabama
County :	Pickens County
Coordinates :	33 ° 19 ′  N , 87 ° 54 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 19 ′  N , 87 ° 54 ′  W
Time zone :	Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents :	1,750 (as of 2010)
Population density :	207.8 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	8.44 km 2  (about 3 mi 2 ) of which 8.42 km 2  (about 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	86 m
Postal code :	35466
Area code :	+1 205
FIPS :	01-30736
GNIS ID :	0119169
Website :	www.townofgordo.org
Mayor :	Craig Patterson

Gordo [ ˈgoɾ.ðo ] is a place in Pickens County in the state of Alabama in the USA . In 2010 the place had about 1750 inhabitants.

Geography and climate

Gordo is located at 33 ° 19'17 "N 87 ° 54'13" W, in western Alabama, in the southern United States, about 295 km north of the Gulf of Mexico . According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , the climate in Gordo is humid and subtropical (Cfa, east side climate ).

Neighboring towns of Gordo:

Reform (11 km)	Kennedy (29 km) ( Lamar County )	Berry (46 km) ( Fayette County )
Carrollton (18 km)		Echola (10 km) ( Tuscaloosa County )
Aliceville (32 km)	Union (37 km) ( Tuscaloosa County )	Elrod (11 km) ( Greene County )

history

The place is named after the battle of Cerro Gordo , which was victorious for the USA in the Mexican-American War in 1847.

population

year	most densely 's population	amendments tion
1910	707	- / -
1920	642	- 9.2%
1930	811	+ 26.3%
1940	934	+ 15.2%
1950	952	+ 1.9%
1960	1714	+ 80.0%
1970	1991	+ 16.2%
1980	2112	+ 6.1%
1990	1913	- 9.4%
2000	1661	- 13.2%
2010	1750	+ 5.4%
2015	1689 *	(- 3.4%) *
2017	1644 *	(- 2.7%) *

* Based on statistically estimated population and does not correspond to a 10-year interval. The next regular and full census is planned for 2020.

According to the United States Census 2010 , the population and housing situation of Gordo and the surrounding area in 2010 is defined by the following framework data:

area	most densely 's population	Age & Gender				ethnicities					households			Residential units			Area
		Age ⌀	Proportion of women	Age under 18	Age over 65	white	black	Asians	Latinos	Others	number	size	Familys	number	rented	empty	Size in km²
Pickens County	19,746	41.9	52.3%	23.3%	16.9%	56.3%	41.6%	0.2%	1.6%	0.3%	8012	2.42	67.5%	9483	20.2%	11.1%	2282.84
Gordo, CCD	4,837	39.6	52.0%	25.1%	16.6%	79.8%	18.0%	0.5%	1.2%	0.5%	1894	2.55	72.2%	2111	22.3%	8.8%	286.71
Gordo, place	1,750	37.8	54.4%	26.7%	17.1%	58.9%	37.8%	0.2%	1.5%	1.4%	731	2.39	63.9%	801	36.6%	7.9%	8.42

Gordo therefore differs from its surroundings in that it has a slightly higher proportion of women and young people, a slightly lower proportion of family households, a significantly higher proportion of rental apartments and a lower vacancy rate.

Infrastructure

traffic

The US Route 82 (also known as US 82 , Alabama State Route 6 or SR 6 ) runs from northwest to southeast by Gordo. From the north, Alabama State Route 159 (also SR 159 ) leads to Gordo and connects to US 82 here. Alabama State Route 86 (also SR 86 ) begins southeast of Gordo on US 82 and leads to the west-southwest. The closest bus and train station is in Tuscaloosa , about 39 km from Gordo. The airports in the vicinity of Gordo include:

• Local airport North Pickens Airport (FAA LID: 3M8), 14.8 km driving distance in northwest direction near Reform
• Regional Airport Tuscaloosa Regional Airport ( IATA : TCL, ICAO : KTCL, FAA LID: TCL), 30.6 km by road east-southeast direction in Tuscaloosa
• International Airport Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (IATA: BHM, ICAO: KBHM, FAA LID: BHM) 139 km by road east-northeast direction

Education

In Gordo there are several denominational and non-denominational kindergartens and two schools, the elementary school Gordo Elementary School and the High School Gordo High School . Administratively, these schools are under the Pickens County Board of Education . The closest higher education institutions are in Tuscaloosa. These are Shelton State Community College, Stillman College, and the University of Alabama . The local public library is the Ruth Holliman Public Library in Gordo.

Sacred buildings

Gordo is located in the catchment area of ​​the following sacred meeting places:

Judaism:

• Temple Bnai Israel, Conservative Synagogue in Columbus , 60 km drive northwest
• Temple Emanu-El, reform synagogue in Tuscaloosa , 42 km drive towards east-south-east

Christianity:

• Cross Roads Missionary Baptist Church ( Southern Baptist Convention )
• Double Branches (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Ebenezer Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Elmore Center ( United Methodist Church )
• Emmanuel Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Faith Baptist Church (independent Baptists)
• First United Methodist Church of Gordo (United Methodist Church | United Methodist Church)
• Flatwoods Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Gordo First Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Highland Southern Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Kenny Hill Church Of God (Church of God)
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)
• Pentecostal Church Of God (Church of God)
• Pleasant Grove Baptist Church ( Baptists )
• Zion Community Baptist Church (Southern Baptist Convention)

There are about a dozen smaller cemeteries in Gordo.

Islam:

• Islamic Center of Tuscaloosa, in Tuscaloosa, 39 km drive towards east-southeast

There are no Hindu temples , Buddhist temples or Sikhist Gurdwaras in the immediate vicinity .

Safety and health

Gordo has a police station with six police officers. The last time a police officer died on duty in Gordo was 1979, and a total of 10 crimes were reported in Gordo in 2017. There is also a volunteer fire department , the Gordo Volunteer Fire Department , with a fire station and 30 firefighters. Medical care is provided by doctors' offices in Gordo and a hospital and emergency room, Pickens County Medical Center , near Carrollton . From 1989 there was a location with a shooting range (United States Army Reserve Center, USARC) of the United States Army Reserve (USAR) in Gordo . The last unit stationed here was the 416th Adjunct Detachment . The site was abandoned in the 2010s and the buildings have since been home to Gordo Town Hall , Gordo City Hall , and the Police Station.

Industry and manufacturing

The industry in Gordo is characterized by forestry, livestock and agriculture. a. from the following companies:

• Austell Forest Products Inc., sawmill
• Billings Meat Processing, meat processing factory
• Hall's Cold Storage Processing Plant, meat and food processing factory
• Montgomery Farms, egg and poultry production
• Noland Lumber Co., sawmill
• Peco Farms Inc., poultry production, feed mill
• Pre-Cut Lumber, LLC., Woodworking

Culture and sights

The Old Jail

Old Jail

→ Main article : Old Jail (Gordo, Alabama)

The Old Jail is a historic brick prison that was built in 1914 and now houses a museum. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Ma'Cille's Museum of Miscellanea

Ma'Cille's Museum of Miscellanea (German roughly: "Ma'Cill's Museum für Various") was a museum founded and operated by Lucille House (alias: "Mama Lucille" or "Ma'Cille") in the early 1960s Everyday objects, curiosities and surrealistic items such as old bottles, dolls, agricultural implements, prepared animals and fossils were presented. After almost 40 years of operation, the museum had to close in 1998 and Ma'Cille House passed away in 1999.

Mule Day / Chickenfest

Mule Day and Chickenfest (also Muleday and Chickenfest , German: Maultiertag und Hühnerfest) is an annual event on the first weekend in June to celebrate the agricultural traditions in Gordo with around 6000 visitors. Mule Day was first organized in 1987 by Cecil Robertson, James Pearson and Bobby Daniels, and in 1999 it was merged with the Chickenfest, which had taken place in October. The event has the character of a folk festival and includes various stands and booths, etc. a. a parade with vintage cars, tractors, teams of mules and riders, a cooking competition, a long-distance run and live music.

Going-craft house

The historic Going-Craft House (also called Lofton-Going-Craft House ), built around 1829, is located in the woods around Gordo . It has been listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage since October 17, 1991 .

Web links

Commons : Gordo, Alabama  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Gordo Area Chamber of Commerce
• "2017 US Gazetteer Files" , United States Census Bureau

Individual evidence

1. ↑ James P. Kaetz: Gordo , Encyclopedia of Alabama, 2012
2. ↑ Towns have unusual beginning , Cherokee County Harald, February 22, 1989
3. ^ Population Gordo , Population.us
4. ↑ ^{a b} Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017
5. ↑ United States Census 2010 - Alabama: 2010 - Summary Population and Housing Characteristics - 2010 Census of Population and Housing , Chapters 1–2, US Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration US Census Bureau, 2012
6. ^ Kindergartens in Gordo
7. ↑ other kindergartens in Gordo
8. ^ Gordo Elementary School , official website
9. ^ Gordo High School , official website
10. ^ College Search Near Gordo, AL , CollegeSimply
11. ^ Shelton State Community College
12. ↑ Stillman College
13. ^ Ruth Holliman Public Library , official website
14. Jump up ↑ Bnai Israel Temple
15. ↑ Emanu-El Temple
16. ↑ https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/al/gordo Churchfinder Gordo
17. ^ Cemeteries in Gordo
18. ↑ Fallen Police in Gordo , Officer Down Memorial Page
19. ↑ crime in Gordo , Trulia
20. ↑ Gordo Volunteer Fire Department , Gordo Volunteer Fire Department on FireDepartment.net
21. ↑ Pickens County Medical Center ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , official website 
22. ↑ Environmental Condition of Property Report Gordo US Army Reserve Center (AL022) , US Army Corps of Engineers - Louisville District, 2013
23. ^ Companies in Gordo , US business
24. ^ Austell Forest Products , official website
25. ^ Noland Lumber Co. , official website
26. ^ Peco Farms , homepage
27. ↑ Prec-Cut Lumber , official website
28. ↑ ^{a b} Ma'Cille's Museum of miscellanea , Rare Books Department of Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah
29. ↑ Ma'Cille's Museum of miscellanea , Hawk Tubley, pictures of 1988
30. ↑ Andy Duncan: Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff , Rowman & Littlefield, 2009, pp. 162 and 211
31. ↑ MuleDay Chickenfest , Cedar Valley Network, 2013, also contains 20 minute information film
32. ↑ Muleday Chicken Festival , Alabama Travel
33. ↑ Gordo-Mule-Day-and-Chickenfest , FestivalNet
34. ↑ ^{a b} Christopher T. Pow: Gordo celebrates 25th Mule Day and Chickenfest this weekend , Alabama Media Group
35. ^ Lofton Going Craft House
36. ↑ Going-Craft House in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage , 2003, p. 63
37. ^ Going-Craft House