Alexander City, Alabama Alexander City, Alabama City
The Alexander City Commercial Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 2000.
Official seal of Alexander City, Alabama Nickname(s): Alex City Alexander City, Alabama is positioned in the US Alexander City, Alabama - Alexander City, Alabama Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is a town/city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a populace of some 14,875.
The city's economy was traditionally based on the textile industry, but in recent times its economic base has turn into more diversified as textile jobs have gone elsewhere.
Alexander City was incorporated in 1872 as Youngsville, after its founder James Young.
In 1873, the Savannah and Memphis Railroad came to the city.
The town/city was retitled with respect to the barns 's President Edward Porter Alexander, hero of the Battle of Gettysburg for the Confederate States. On June 13, 1902, at 1 pm, a fire broke out in the Alexander City Machine shop and finished much of the town.
At the time, Alexander City did not have a water fitness and all buildings, including the telegraph office, postal service and three banks were burned. The Southern Poverty Law Center reached a $680,000 settlement in March, 2017, in its lawsuit against the Alabama town/city of Alexander and its police chief Willie Robinson.
Sheriff Robinson has even been asked to resign by lawyers representing their client, and was effectively fired by the City Council in January 2017.
Each one of the 190 individuals will receive $500 cash from the town/city for jailing them for being too poor to pay the fines imposed on them by the town.
"Hundreds of impoverished inhabitants have faced unconstitutional and unjust treatment in Alexander City simply because they were too poor to pay fines and fees," said Sam Brooke, in a press release.
Alexander City is positioned at 32 55 59 N 85 56 10 W (32.933157, -85.936008). Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 39.0 square miles (101.0 km2), of which 38.8 square miles (100.5 km2) is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) (0.44%) is water.
Alexander City is positioned on U.S.
Birmingham is 60 miles (97 km) to the north, Auburn is 40 miles (64 km) southeast and Montgomery is 50 miles (80 km) south-southwest of Alexander City.
According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Alexander City has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Climate data for Alexander City, Alabama Alexander City was the principal town/city of the former Alexander City Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan region that veiled Coosa and Tallapoosa counties and had a combined populace of 53,677 at the 2000 census. The micropolitan statistical region was removed in 2013 by the United States Office of Management and Budget. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,008 citizens , 6,152 homeholds, and 4,134 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 70.56% White, 28.37% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.15% from other competitions, and 0.49% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 24.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $29,309, and the median income for a family was $38,881.
The per capita income for the town/city was $17,305.
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,875 citizens , 6,064 homeholds, and 4,050 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 62.2% White, 32.0% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 3.8% from other competitions, and 0.9% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,782, and the median income for a family was $44,455.
The per capita income for the town/city was $20,097.
Alexander City uses a mayor-council government.
The town/city council consists of six members who are propel from one of six districts.
The town/city has a police department.
In April 2013, Former Alexander City Police Officer Michael Ford was sentenced to a total of 89 years in State Prison.
On April 25, 2016, Mayor Charles Shaw and his wife charged with assault following council meeting brawl with a member of the town/city council.
Alexander City Public Schools are part of the Alexander City Schools district.
Radney Elementary School, Alexander City Middle School and Benjamin Russell High School.
Russell Corporation, manufacturer of Russell Athletic, Cross Creek, Jerzees, and Country Cottons apparel, was established in 1902 and was the biggest employer in the town/city until around 2012.
Since about 1998, the number of workers working by Russell Corporation in Alex City has been steadily declining.
As of 2012, most of the manufacturing has been closed in Alex City and the majority of buildings are empty.
Highway 280 adjoining to the Airport Industrial Park, is owned and maintained by the City of Alexander City. KALX does not furnish scheduled passenger services.
Alexander City has no stockyards station.
Alexander City has no scheduled intercity bus service.
Alexander City is served by the Montgomery-Selma Designated Market Area (DMA).
City Hall in Alexander City Alexander City Post Office (ZIP code: 35010) Originally assembled as the town/city postal service, the Charles T.
Porch Center is now used as a town/city improve center.
Alexander City First Baptist Church (Established in 1872) Alexander City First United Methodist Church (Established in 1872) History, City of Alexander City.
Climate Summary for Alexander City, Alabama "Alexander City Schools".
Alexander City Schools.
The City of Alexander City.
City of Alexander City official site Alexander City Chamber of Commerce Cities in Alabama - Populated places established in 1872 - Alexander City micropolitan region - Cities in Tallapoosa County, Alabama - 1872 establishments in Alabama
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