Pell City, Alabama
St. Clair County
01-58896
Pell City is an American city in Alabama in St. Clair County. In 2004, it had about 10,500 inhabitants according to the updates of the census. This makes it the largest city in St. Clair County, and together with its Ashville County Seat.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 70.4 km ², of which 63.6 km ² of land and 6.7 km ² omitted ( = 9.57 %) to water.
Pell City is located on Interstate 20 between Birmingham ( Alabama) and Atlanta. In addition, Pell City is located on the U.S. Highways 78 and 231 It is located on the shores of Logan Martin Lakes, which were created in 1964 by building a dam to supply the center of the state with electrical energy.
History
Pell City was founded in 1890 by railroad investors and named after George H. Pell of the Pell City Iron and Land Company, which was one of the funders.
The city was incorporated on May 6, 1891, but was almost completely abandoned during the Panic of 1893. She lived again in 1902, when Sumter Cogswell built the Pell City Manufacturing Company, which later Avondale Mills was. The manufacturing site was until they burned down to the appearance of a city determined landmark in February 2008 and on the ground. Pell City increased its surface in 1956, when the nearby towns of Eden and Oak Ridge were merged with the stand.
The residences of Sumter Cogswell and Green Evans, the mayor, are among the oldest buildings date from the late 19th century. The historic buildings in the city are mostly obtained from the period 1902-1905.
Ashville in the northern part of St. Clair County from 1821 to 1907 was the only county seat of the county, but a constitutional amendment in 1907 established Pell City as the second county seat. For many years, the St. Clair County was the only county in Alabama with two full- County Seats. However, Pell City Ashville growing faster than what the proximity to Interstate 20 and Logan Martin Lake also plays a role.
After a period of growth in the 1980s Pell City opted for a spin-off of its schools from the county school system. Pelly City's schools visit more than 4500 students spread across the schools Pell City High School Duran Junior High School, Duran South elemantary, Iola Roberts Elementary, Walter M. Kennedy Elementary, Coosa Valley Elementary, and Eden Elementary.
More recently, the Pell City's population has grown rapidly and the calculations based on the updates of the census amounts to about 16,000 inhabitants, without the unincorporated residential areas on the lake shore south of the city. This development was favored because Honda on the northeastern outskirts of the nearby Lincoln built a new production. Due to the opening of a shopping center north of the motorway to the next shops from Wal -Mart, Home Depot and Cracker Barrel also has a cinema
The National Register of Historic Places listed in Pell City three historic districts:
- Avandale Mill Historic District
- Old Pell City Historic District
- Pell City Downtown Historic District
Demography
At the time of the census of 2000, there were 9565 people Pell City. The population density was 150.3 people per km ². There were 4,275 housing units at an average 67.2 per km ². The Pell City's population consisted of 83.41 % White, 15.38 % African American, 0.16 % Native American, 0.22 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 0.26 % reported other to belong to races and 0.55 % from two or more races. 1.25 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Pell City's distributed to 3830 households out of which 30.3% were living in children under 18 years. 56.9 % married couples living together, 12.1 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6 % were non-families. 24.5% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 10.9 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size is 2.92 people.
The city population was spread out with 23.9 % under the, 7.5 % 18 -24- year-old, 27.6 % 25 -44- year-old, 25.0 % 45-64 year olds and 16.0 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.6 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 87.8 men.
The median household income in Pell City was 37,250 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the level of 48 207 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 38 393 U.S. dollars, compared to 25 906 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in Pell City was 19,935 U.S. dollars. 11.2 % of the population and 7.5 % of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 15.2 % of minors and 9.8 % of those age 65 or over.