Anniston, Alabama
City in and county seat of Calhoun County, Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106.[2] According to 2019 Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,287.[3] Named "The Model City" by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 19th century, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain.
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Anniston | |
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Nickname: The Model City | |
Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 85°50′00″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Calhoun |
Settled | April 1872 |
Incorporated | July 3, 1883 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jack Draper (R) |
Area | |
• City | 45.90 sq mi (118.87 km2) |
• Land | 45.83 sq mi (118.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 21,564 |
• Density | 470.57/sq mi (181.69/km2) |
• Metro | 116,736 (US: 327th) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36201-36207 |
Area code | 256 |
FIPS code | 01-01852 |
GNIS feature ID | 0159066 |
Website | www |
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