Center Point, Alabama

Center Point
City
Center Point City Hall
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama before incorporation.
Coordinates: 33°38′21″N 86°40′49″W / 33.63917°N 86.68028°W / 33.63917; -86.68028
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	8 sq mi (20.9 km2)
• Land	8 sq mi (20.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation	830 ft (253 m)
Population (2013)[1]
• Total	16,864
• Density	2,848/sq mi (1,090.1/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	35215
Area code(s)	205
FIPS code	01-13264
GNIS feature ID	0115852
Website	http://www.thecityofcenterpoint.org/

Center Point is a newly incorporated city and a former census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. At the 2000 census the population was 22,784. However, after its incorporation in 2002, the city's boundaries are much smaller than those of the CDP. As of the 2010 census, the population of the incorporated city was 16,921.^[2] The public high school for Center Point is Center Point High School grades 9th-12th. The public middle school for Center Point is Erwin Middle School grades 6th-8th. Center Point has 2 public elementary schools, Erwin Intermediate School grades 3rd-5th and Center Point Elementary School grades K-2nd.

Geography

It is located at 33°38′21″N 86°40′50″W / 33.63917°N 86.68056°W / 33.63917; -86.68056 (33.639302, -86.680437).^[3] or about 12 miles (19 km).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km²), of which 8.1 square miles (21 km²) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (0.25%) was water.

Demographics

According to the 2010 census, there were 16,921 people living in the City of Center Point. The racial / ethnic makeup of Center Point was 32.6% White, 62.9% Black or African-American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, 2.8% other races, and 1.1% were two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 4.8% of the population.

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,784 people, 8,826 households, and 6,434 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,830.4 people per square mile (1,092.8/km²). There were 9,292 housing units at an average density of 1,154.3 per square mile (445.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 72.90% White, 24.23% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.02% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 2.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,826 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,929, and the median income for a family was $46,427. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $25,544 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $18,160. About 7.7% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

• Dan Sartain, rock and roll musician^[7]

References

External links

• City of Center Point, AL-City Government Website

Coordinates: 33°38′21″N 86°40′50″W / 33.639302°N 86.680437°W / 33.639302; -86.680437

Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
County seat: Birmingham
Cities	Adamsville Bessemer Birmingham‡ Brighton Center Point Clay Fairfield Fultondale Gardendale Graysville Helena‡ Homewood Hoover‡ Hueytown Irondale Kimberly Leeds‡ Lipscomb Midfield Mountain Brook Pinson Pleasant Grove Sumiton‡ Tarrant Trussville‡ Vestavia Hills‡ Warrior‡
Towns	Argo‡ Brookside Cardiff County Line‡ Maytown Morris Mulga North Johns Sylvan Springs Trafford West Jefferson
CDPs	Chalkville Concord Edgewater Forestdale Grayson Valley McDonald Chapel Minor Mount Olive Rock Creek Fieldstown
Unincorporated communities	Adger Alton Bayview Coalburg Corner Crumley Chapel Docena Dolomite Flat Top Hopewell Kimbrell‡ McCalla New Castle Palmerdale Sayre Shannon Watson
Former towns	Elyton Ensley
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties