Clanton, Alabama Clanton, Alabama Clanton City Hall Clanton City Hall Location in Chilton County and the state of Alabama Location in Chilton County and the state of Alabama State Alabama County Chilton Clanton is a town/city in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.

At the 2010 census the populace was 8,619. The town/city is the governmental center of county of Chilton County.

Clanton is the site of the geographic center of the U.S state of Alabama.

The town was established by Alfred Baker in 1868, when Chilton County was formed.

Clanton, a brigadier in the Confederate States Army, and was incorporated on April 23, 1873.

Baker was also propel first mayor of the town. Nearby Lay Lake Dam and Mitchell Dam became Alabama Power's first two dams in the state, bringing economic improvements to the area.

Today, the peach trade is the number one trade in Chilton County, not only bringing fame to the county, but also millions of dollars to the small-town economy.

The town/city of Clanton constructed a water fortress in the form of a peach in 1993, becoming a landmark for travelers along Interstate 65. Wells reproduced a photographic postcard depicting an 1891 lynching in Clanton to educate the white enhance of the atrocities committed against blacks. Clanton is positioned southeast of the center of Chilton County at 32 50'23.316" North, 86 37'41.477" West (32.839810, -86.628188). Clanton, Alabama, in Chilton county, is 37 miles NW of Montgomery, Alabama (center to center) and 144 miles SW of Atlanta, Georgia. Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 22.1 square miles (57.2 km2), of which 21.9 square miles (56.8 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.62%, is water. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Clanton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated Cfa on climate maps. Climate data for Clanton, Alabama In the city, the populace was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

Numerous cases of corruption have been associated with the Clanton Police Department as well as the Chilton County District and Circuit Courts.

David Michael Hegwood, a 22-year veteran of the Clanton Police Department, was arrested in August 2011 for stealing a sign from a small-town restaurant in uniform. In 2014, David Lee Hubbard, a Chilton County Sheriff's deputy, was charged with multiple counts of sexual contact with underage girls. The trial was moved to Prattville and in December 2015, Hubbard pleaded guilty to all counts Clanton Police Chief, Brian Stilwell, was arrested in April 2015, on charges relating to the misappropriation of funds from a small-town Toys for Tots drive. Over 80% of Alabama's peach crop comes from Chilton County. Perhaps Clanton's most recognizable landmark is its peach-shaped water tower, which jubilates the community's agricultural significance. One of the biggest affairs each year in Chilton County is the annual Peach Festival held in June.

The festival, held in Clanton, crowns a new Peach Queen each year and also includes a Peach Parade and the Peach Jam Jubilee, a music concert and street fair. The Chilton County School System provides enhance education for Clanton.

Students in Clanton may attend any enhance school in Chilton County. Chilton County High School (Grades 9 through 12) Clanton Middle School (Grades 6 through 8) Clanton Intermediate School (Grades 3 through 5) Clanton Elementary School (Grades K through 2) Chilton County Airport (FAA LID: 02 - A), also known as Gragg-Wade Field, is a enhance use airport in Chilton County, Alabama, United States.

The airport is positioned one nautical mile (2 km) east of the central company precinct of Clanton, Alabama.

It is owned by the Chilton County Airport Authority. Clanton has hosted the annual Chilton County Peach Festival since 1952. The Clanton Conference and Performing Arts Center (CCPAC) is a multi-purpose facility adjoining to the Jefferson State Community College Clanton campus.

The City of Clanton and Jefferson State Community College have worked closely to precarious a state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility for trade shows, special affairs and conferences. Clanton City Park & City Pool Clanton Recreation Center Mullins, judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama from 1943 to 1957 History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography.

"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Clanton city, Alabama".

Climate Summary for Clanton, 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".

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"Peaches pack prosperity potential for central Alabama's Chilton County".

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Chilton County Airport Staff Reports, Atcheson plays 10th Carnegie Hall concert, November 17, 2010, "The Clanton Advertiser", Retrieved November 18, 2010 Scott Mims, Local stars in Spielberg series, returns to 'Hannah Montana', August 20, 2010, "The Clanton Advertiser", October 27, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama Live LLC.

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