Location in Talladega County and the state of Alabama Location in Talladega County and the state of Alabama Childersburg is a town/city in Talladega County in the U.S.
The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, meaningful during World War II, was positioned 4 miles (6 km) north of Childersburg.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.6 square miles (32.6 km2), of which 12.4 square miles (32.0 km2) is territory and 0.27 square miles (0.7 km2), or 2.00%, is water. In the 16th century, citizens identified as part of the Kymulga-phase culture (of the larger Mississippian culture) lived at Talisi, the former site of Childersburg. In the fall of 1540, the Spanish Hernando de Soto expedition rested here for about one month amid its exploration of the Southeast. Childersburg calls itself "The Oldest City in America". The Abihka citizens (part of those who became known as the Muskogee or Creek) dominated the region by the 18th century. The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, a munitions plant, was established in Childersburg in 1941 and directed throughout World War II until August 1945. Operated by Du - Pont, the plant produced explosives, such as nitrocellulose, trinitrotoluene (TNT), and dinitrotoluene (DNT). The plant also secretly produced heavy water to support the Manhattan Project. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,927 citizens residing in the city, an increase over the 1990 populace of 4,600. In 2000, there were 1,999 homeholds and 1,419 families in the city.
The populace density was 637.2 citizens per square mile (246.1/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 68.87% White, 29.73% Black or African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other competitions, and 0.73% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,999 homeholds out of which 32.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 17.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $23,932, and the median income for a family was $30,524.
About 20.7% of families and 23.8% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 33.6% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,175 citizens , 2,090 homeholds and 1,422 families in the city.
The populace density was 417.3 citizens per square mile (161.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 60.1% White, 36.9% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.3% from other competitions, and 1.8% from two or more competitions.
There were 2,090 homeholds out of which 29.7% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were married couples living together, 22.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $38,310, and the median income for a family was $41,646.
About 14.8% of families and 14.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 24.8% of those age 65 or over.
Childersburg is home to the Childersburg Tigers.
Childersburg has won various youth baseball state championships including Cal Ripken, Babe Ruth and most recently (2013) American Legion.
Lee, represented Oklahoma as a United States Representative from 1935 to 1937 and United States Senator from 1937 to 1943 The Kymulga Mill and Covered Bridge Park is positioned 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Childersburg on State Route 46.
Childersburg Chamber of Commerc"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Childersburg city, Alabama".
City of Childersburg website, accessed July 18, 2011 United States Army Environmental Center Base Closure Division, Site Management Plan; Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, Talladega County, Alabama, May 10, 1995.
Site Management Plan; Alabama Army Ammunition Plant, Talladega County, Alabama, May 10, 1995.
"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".
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