Centre, Alabama Location in Cherokee County and the state of Alabama Location in Cherokee County and the state of Alabama County Cherokee Centre is a town/city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States.
At the 2010 census the populace was 3,489. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Cherokee County and is part of the Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Cherokee County was created on January 9, 1836, and titled for the Cherokee citizens who once lived in the area.
The famous Cherokee chief Pathkiller lived in Turkeytown near the present town of Centre.
In 1836 the newly established town of Cedar Bluff became the county seat, but in 1844 the governmental center of county was moved to the more centrally positioned town of Centre. The name was chosen, and carries the British English spelling, because of this central locale in the county. In 2011, Centre began allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages, and is no longer a dry city.
Centre is positioned slightly west of the center of Cherokee County at 34 9'33.052" North, 85 40'29.071" West (34.159181, -85.674742). The town/city limits extend north to the south shore of Weiss Lake on the Coosa River.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km2), of which 11.4 square miles (29.6 km2) is territory and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.81%, is water. There were 1,426 homeholds out of which 24.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 19.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $40,564, and the median income for a family was $44,665.
About 14.7% of families and 21.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 42.0% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.
Centre Public Schools are part of the Cherokee County School District.
Schools in the precinct include Cedar Bluff School, Centre Elementary School, Gaylesville School, Sand Rock School, Centre Middle School, Cherokee County High School, Spring Garden High School and Cherokee County Career & Technology Center.
The Cherokee County Board of Education provides enhance education for Centre.
Schools in Centre include Cherokee County High School, Cherokee County Career and Technology Center, Centre Middle School, and Centre Elementary School.
Cherokee County Herald (weekly) Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Centre city, Alabama".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".
"Cherokee County Schools".
Cherokee County Schools.
City of Centre official website Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Cherokee County Board of Education Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States County seat: Centre This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties Cities in Alabama - Cities in Cherokee County, Alabama - County seats in Alabama
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