Editing Cleveland, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|name= Cleveland, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Cleveland-US231-al.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = View along [[U.S. Route 231 in Alabama|U.S. Route 231]] in Cleveland
|image_seal               = Seal of Cleveland, Alabama.png
|image_map                = File:Blount County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Cleveland Highlighted 0115472.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Cleveland in Blount County, Alabama.
|image_map1               = 
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|coordinates              = {{coord|33|59|31|N|86|34|33|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount]]
|established_date         = 
|government_type          = Town Hall
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = John Michael Lauderdale
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 7.88
|area_land_sq_mi          = 7.85
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
|elevation_ft             = 525
|population_total         = 1245
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 158.60
|population_metro         = 
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35049
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
|website                  = [http://www.townofclevelandal.com/ Town of Cleveland]
|footnotes                = 
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-15472
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0157920
|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>
|area_total_km2 = 20.42
|area_land_km2 = 20.33
|area_water_km2 = 0.09
|population_density_km2 = 61.23
}}
'''Cleveland''' is a town in [[Blount County, Alabama|Blount County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 1,245.

==History==

Cleveland was settled in the 1820s, and had grown into a small community by the early 1880s.  It was initially known as Dry Creek Crossroads, and afterward as Blackwood's Crossroads, after local entrepreneur John Blackwood.  When a post office was established in the community, it was named in honor of President [[Grover Cleveland]].  The town incorporated in 1964.<ref>Claire M. Wilson, "[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3359 Cleveland]," ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', 2012.</ref>

==Geography==
Cleveland is located in central Blount County at 33°59'31.326" North, 86°34'33.823" West (33.992035, -86.576062).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The [[Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River]] flows past the northwest side of the town. The National Register-listed [[Swann Covered Bridge]], which spans the river, lies just west of Cleveland. [[U.S. Route 231]] intersects [[Alabama State Route 79]] north of the center of town. Route 231 leads southeast {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Oneonta, Alabama|Oneonta]], the county seat, and north {{convert|56|mi}} to [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]]. Route 79 leads northeast {{convert|31|mi}} to [[Guntersville, Alabama|Guntersville]] and southwest {{convert|37|mi}} to [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|20.4|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|20.3|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.64%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0115472| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161117/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0115472| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Cleveland town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 17, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1970= 413
|1980= 487
|1990= 739
|2000= 1241
|2010= 1303
|2020= 1245
|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|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Cleveland racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0115472&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|901
|72.37%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|4
|0.32%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.08%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|7
|0.56%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|37
|2.97%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|295
|23.69%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,245 people, 522 households, and 360 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]] |accessdate=July 9, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,303 people, 464 households, and 358 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|166|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 504 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.2% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 8.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.4% from two or more races. 18.4% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 464 households, out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $53,818. Males had a median income of $37,344 versus $25,313 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,250. About 11.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Kevin Sherrer]], college football player at Alabama and successful high school, college, and NFL football coach

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Cleveland, Alabama}}
* [http://www.townofclevelandal.com/ Town of Cleveland] official website

{{Coord|display=title|33.992035|-86.576062}}
{{Blount County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Blount County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]