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Notable locations in Centre: Centre City Hall (A), Cherokee County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Cherokee Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Centre include: Centre Church (A), First Baptist Church of Centre (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Centre Cemetery (1), Cherokee Memory Gardens (2), Garrett Cemetery (3), Pratt Cemetery (4), Neal Hill Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Centre include: Ethel Morrison Memorial Park (1), Centre City Park (2), Windom Ball Field (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Centre Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Cherokee Historical Museum (101 East Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Bay Springs Motel (130 County Road 112) (1), Centre Motel (1401 West Main Street) (2), Witt's Inn Lakeside Bed & Breakfast & DaySpa (1154 Co Rd 212) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: Judge Grimes Circuit Court (102 Main) (1), Cherokee County Courthouse - District Court (100 Main) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Centre and their reported violations in the past:
CENTRE WATER & SEWER BOARD (Address: 130 SOUTH RIVER STREET, Population served: 5250, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-24-1997), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-1997)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 26.1% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Centre, AL
People in group quarters in Centre
- 164 people in nursing homes
- 74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 12 people in homes for the mentally ill
Centre compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Centre (2009 data):
- First Southern State Bank: West Main Street Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 1917-12-15. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $329.8 mil, Deposits: $272.4 mil, headquarters in Stevenson, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancshares Of Stevenson, Inc.
- Union State Bank: Northwood Drive Branch at Highway 68 And Northwood Drive, branch established on 1985-09-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $310.1 mil, Deposits: $273.8 mil, headquarters in Pell City, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Union Bancshares, Inc.
- Regions Bank: Centre Main Office at 110 West Main Street, branch established on 1906-10-23. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- The Southern Bank Company: 390 West Main Street Branch at 390 West Main Street, branch established on 1960-08-05. Info updated 2008-07-07: Bank assets: $98.2 mil, Deposits: $80.2 mil, headquarters in Gadsden, AL, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Southern Banc Company, Inc., The
- Generations Bank: at 1285 Chestnut Bypass, branch established on 2008-10-06. Info updated 2008-11-13: Bank assets: $23.6 mil, Deposits: $15.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Altrust Financial Services, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Alabama:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (47%)
- Utility gas (37%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (16%)
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Religion statistics for Centre
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other religions |
| Adherents | 79.1% | 16.1% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 61.3% | 27.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 3.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,348 | $29,392 | 1 | $691 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $2,491 | $14,946 | 6 | $899 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,722 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
10 | $24,128 | $28,954 | 2 | $2,190 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,216 | $26,592 | 1 | $1,043 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,936 | $35,232 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
9 | $18,817 | $25,089 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $7,107 | $21,321 | 14 | $1,596 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $396 |
| Totals for Government |
30 | $65,043 | $26,017 | 28 | $8,537 |
Centre government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $264,000
Parks & Recreation: $6,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $414,000
Financial Administration: $408,000
Regular Highways: $398,000
Solid Waste Management: $132,000
Parks & Recreation: $76,000
Fire Protection: $63,000
General - Other: $57,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $41,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $15,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $199,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $102,000
End of Fiscal Year: $21,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $148,000
All Other: $3,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $701,000
NEC: $231,000
Property: $105,000
Motor Vehicle License: $25,000
Other Selective Sales: $23,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $682,000
6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,456 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.67% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,802 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.57% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Centre:
- WEIS (990 AM; 1 kW; CENTRE, AL; Owner: BAKER ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WZTQ (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CENTRE, AL; Owner: RADIO CENTRE, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Centre:
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
- WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
- WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Centre:
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Centre, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 23
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 40
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 24
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 64
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 97
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
- Fatalities: 107
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 250
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Centre fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total costs: $5,085,000
Total average daily traffic: 20,215
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,727
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 21,446
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Centre)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Centre, AL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- CENTRE, 602 East Main Street, Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WLL971
Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 10/11/2001
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Fax: (202) 828-1868, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 51 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Centre)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 25 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Centre)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 111
- Hazardous Condition: 11
- Good Intent Call: 6
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Centre, AL
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