Rainbow City
| Rainbow City | |
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 Located in Etowah County and Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1950 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Etowah County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 57 ′ N , 86 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
9,531 (as of 2016) 102,564 (as of 2016) |
| Population density : | 144.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 66.32 km 2 (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of which 65.94 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 173 m |
| Postcodes : | 35901, 35906 |
| Area code : | +1 256 |
| FIPS : | 01-63288 |
| GNIS ID : | 0153101 |
| Website : | www.rbcalabama.com |
| Mayor : | Terry John Calhoun |
Rainbow City is a city in Etowah , northeast Alabama . The urban area is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistic Area , the more urbanized part of the county in the southern center. Founded as one of the earliest settlements in the county, Rainbow City has enjoyed Incorporated City status since 1960 . The population was 9,531 in 2016.
geography
The city of Rainbow City is part of the statistical metropolitan area around the county - administrative seat of Gadsden in the south-central part of Etowah County. In terms of location, the areas of Rainbow City, Attalla and Gadsden form the northern part of this agglomeration zone, while the Southside and Glencoe areas on the other bank of the Coosa River form the southern part. Geographically, Rainbow City lies in the border zone between the Cumberland Plateau in the north and the somewhat more level Piedmont area to the southeast - with the Coosa River, located south of the city limits, marking the approximate dividing line between the two landscape regions. In contrast to the heavily forested landscape in the county, Rainbow City is located in the lighter, more landscape -segmented zone along the Coosa River. The most important national thoroughfare is the US-411 Highway , which runs parallel to the Coosa River through the city. In addition, there is Interstate 59 , which runs north of the city and also runs from the southwest to the northeast. The closest airport is Northeast Alabama Regional Airport north of the city limits.
history
The area of today's Rainbow City is one of the oldest settlements in Etowah County. The first European who crossed the region was the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto : On his expedition from Florida to the Mississippi Delta , which he undertook with a few hundred soldiers in 1539–1542, he is said to have crossed the Coosa River in 1540 near what is now Rainbow City. In the 18th and 19th centuries , the area was the borderland between the tribal territories of the Creek and Cherokee . The first settlement was made even at times when Alabama part of the Mississippi Territory was: After Andrew Jackson's campaign against the Creek in the years 1813 and 1815, the first settlers moved into the region - farmers from North - and South Carolina and Georgia , which on were looking for undeveloped farmland .
The first settlement in what is now Rainbow City was named Coosa Bend. Several families settled there between 1817 and 1830. Founded in 1831, Old Harmony Baptist Church is the first documented church in Etowah County. In the later settlement period, the name of the settlement changed to Morgan's Cross Road - named after the intersection of two thoroughfares in the center. By the middle of the 20th century , the village grew to the size of a city . On May 29, 1950 it received the status of an Incorporated City. The first mayor of Rainbow City was WR Smith, who held the mayor's office on and off until 1980. The city's first town hall was completed in 1954. Before that, the city council meetings took place in several makeshift rooms - including a barn and a shop building. Smith's successor in office, Sue L. Glidewell, was one of the first Alabama mayors. She held the post until her retirement in 2004.
Demographics
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1960 | 1629 | - | |
| 1970 | 3107 | 90.7% | |
| 1980 | 6299 | 102.7% | |
| 1990 | 7797 | 23.8% | |
| 2000 | 8548 | 9.6% | |
| 2010 | 9602 | 12.3% | |
The United States Census Bureau determined a total population of 9,590 for Rainbow City in 2106. 4,463 of them were male and 5,127 female . 7,174 inhabitants were older than 18 years, 2,416 inhabitants were children or adolescents , 1,676 inhabitants were older than 65 years. The median age was 40.1 years. 8,349 of the respondents described themselves as white (87.1%), 1,014 as African-American (10.6%), 185 as Asian (1.9%). 32 inhabitants or 0.3% assigned to two or more races . Regardless of the census classification “Race”, 214 residents (2.2%) gave the additional designation Hispanic .
According to data from statistalatlas.com , the median income per household in 2015 was 44,800 US dollars (USD). Rainbow City was above those for the county (38,000 USD), the extended region (Gadsden Area: 38,000 USD) and the county metropolis of Gadsden (27,800 USD). However, the determined value was below the determined US median value of 53,000 US dollars.
Economy and education
Like the rest of the county and surrounding cities, Rainbow City is home to care, health services and education as the dominant employment sector. The proportion of employees in the IT sector is slightly higher than in the surrounding cities. According to the Encyclopedia of Alabama web portal , the individual sectors were divided as follows in 2012:
- Social services , education and health - 25.9 percent
- Retail - 16.4 percent
- Production - 14.7 percent
- Administration and management - 9.9 percent
- Gastronomy and tourism - 9.0 percent
- Other services - 7.0 percent
- Public administration - 6.5 percent
- Construction - 3.1 percent
- Information technology - 2.8 percent
- Financial services , insurance and real estate management - 2.6 percent
- Wholesale - 2.0 percent
- Transport, traffic and warehousing logistics - 1.7 percent
The schools in Rainbow City are part of the Etowah County School System. The city currently has an elementary school , a middle school and a high school . According to the Encyclopedia of Alabama , these attended around 1,300 students in 2012; the number of teaching staff was around 75. There is also a Christian academy for K-12 students in the city . The Gadsden State Community College is just 10 kilometers away from the city.
Others
The one at the Old Harmony Baptist Church adjoining cemetery Old Harmony Cemetery is considered historically remarkable. Both former slaves and Indians are buried here . There are also single graves as well as graves for double burials. The grave stone - inscriptions are part highlighted the City's website as especially individually and imaginatively.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Overview of Etowah County, Alabama . Overview of Etowah County at statisticalatlas.com, accessed January 2, 2018.
- ^ Before Rainbow City . Gadsden Times, May 16, 2010
- ↑ a b c d Rainbow City . James P. Kaetz, Encyclopedia of Alabama, February 22, 2012
- ↑ a b History . Historical review on the city's official website, accessed on January 2, 2018 (Engl.)
- ^ Population of Southside, AL . population.us, accessed on January 2, 2018 (Engl.)
- ^ Rainbow City city, Alabama . ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates 2016, American FactFinder, accessed January 2, 2018.
- ^ Household Income in Etowah County, Alabama . Household income overview on statisticalatlas.com, accessed January 2, 2018
Web links
- Rainbow City . Entry on Rainbow City in the Encyclopedia of Alabama (Engl.)
- Rainbow City, Alabama . Official website of the city