Editing Cedar Bluff, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Cedar Bluff, Alabama
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| image_skyline                   = Alabama State Route 68 in Cedar Bluff.JPG
| imagesize                       = 
| image_caption                   = Weiss Lake Drive
| image_flag                      = Flag of Cedar Bluff, Alabama.png
| image_seal                      = 
| image_map                       = File:Cherokee County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cedar Bluff Highlighted 0112760.svg
| mapsize                         = 250px
| map_caption                     = Location of Cedar Bluff in Cherokee County, Alabama.
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_name1               = [[Alabama]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Cherokee County, Alabama|Cherokee]]
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = 
| leader_name                     = 
| established_date                = 
| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 12.49
| area_total_sq_mi                = 4.82
| area_land_km2                   = 12.46
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 4.81
| area_water_km2                  = 0.04
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.01
| elevation_ft                    = 591
| elevation_m                     = 180
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 1845
| population_metro                = 
| population_density_km2          = 148.13
| population_density_sq_mi        = 383.66
| timezone                        = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset                      = -6
| coordinates                     = {{coord|34|13|14|N|85|35|45|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
| timezone_DST                    = CDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 35959
| area_code                       = [[Area code 256|256]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 01-12760
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0155014
| footnotes                       = 
| website                         = {{URL|www.cedarbluff-al.org}}
| pop_est_as_of                   = 
| pop_est_footnotes               = 
| population_est                  = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| name                            = 
| motto                           = "You can stop looking for the good life. We found it."
}}
'''Cedar Bluff''' is a town in [[Cherokee County, Alabama|Cherokee County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,845. Unlike the rest of the county, Cedar Bluff is a [[dry county|wet]] town. Cedar Bluff is located on the north shore of [[Weiss Lake]], noted for its [[crappie]] fishing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Venable|first=Sam|title=From Ridgetops to Riverbottoms: A Celebration of the Outdoor Life in Tennessee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UyI0XLGYhlgC&pg=PA306|year=1995|publisher=Univ. of Tennessee Press|isbn=978-0-87049-884-8|page=306}}</ref>

== History ==
A post office called Cedar Bluff has been in operation since 1837.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Cherokee |title=Cherokee County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |access-date=April 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141013045747/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Cherokee |archive-date=October 13, 2014 }}</ref> Once the county seat from about 1836 to 1844 before being removed to [[Centre, Alabama|Centre]], the city was named for groves of cedar trees above the bluffs of the nearby river.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IP4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4095%2C335022 | title=Cherokee County, Ala. | work=Calhoun Times | date=September 1, 2004 | access-date=April 24, 2015 | pages=42}}</ref>

The [[Cornwall Furnace (Cedar Bluff, Alabama)|Cornwall Furnace]] near Cedar Bluff is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cherokeecountyhistory.com/cornwall-furnace.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20140816015759/http://www.cherokeecountyhistory.com/cornwall-furnace.html | url-status=usurped | archive-date=August 16, 2014 | title=Cornwall Furnace | publisher=Cherokee County Historical Society | access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Cedar Bluff is located northeast of the center of Cherokee County at 34°13'14.182" North, 85°35'45.596" West (34.220606, -85.595999).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|13.3|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|13.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 1.15%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0112760| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212164335/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0112760| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cedar Bluff town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref> The town is bordered on the north, west, and south by Weiss Lake.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 85
|1890= 194
|1920= 418
|1950= 563
|1960= 687
|1970= 956
|1980= 1129
|1990= 1174
|2000= 1467
|2010= 1820
|2020= 1845
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cedar Bluff racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0112760&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,577
|85.47%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|140
|7.59%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|18
|0.98%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|9
|0.49%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|71
|3.85%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|30
|1.63%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,845 people, 876 households, and 507 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=July 10, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,820 people, 766 households, and 521 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|359|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,302 housing units at an average density of {{convert|255|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 86.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 9.9% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. 1.2% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 766 households, out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,143, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $31,016 versus $26,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,469. About 22.8% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Cedar Bluff Public Schools are part of the [[Cherokee County (Alabama) School District|Cherokee County School District]]. Schools in the district 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. Cedar Bluff School is located in Cedar Bluff.

Mike Welch is the Superintendent of Schools.<ref>{{cite web |title=Student Handbook: Code of Conduct |url=https://www.cherokeek12.org/student-services-09eab738 |website= Cherokee County Schools |publisher=Cherokee County Board of Education |access-date=July 14, 2020 |page=6 |language=en |date=July 9, 2019 }}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[John L. Burnett]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from 1899 to 1919
*[[Tina Gordon]], [[NASCAR]] driver

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cedarbluff-al.org/ Town of Cedar Bluff official website]

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{{Cherokee County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Cherokee County, Alabama]]