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Clanton is a city in Chilton County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 8,768.[3] The city is the county seat of Chilton County.
Clanton | |
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![]() Clanton City Hall | |
Motto: "A good place to visit...a better place to live!" | |
![]() Location of Clanton in Chilton County, Alabama. | |
Coordinates: 32°50′23″N 86°37′41″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Chilton |
Founded | 1866 |
Incorporated | April 23, 1873 |
Named for | General James H. Clanton[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 23.24 sq mi (60.18 km2) |
• Land | 23.10 sq mi (59.83 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,768 |
• Density | 380/sq mi (150/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 35045-35046 |
Area code(s) | 205, 659 |
FIPS code | 01-15136 |
GNIS feature ID | 0157918 |
Website | www |
The town was founded by Alfred Baker in 1868, when Chilton County was formed. Clanton was named in honor of General James H. Clanton, a brigadier in the Confederate States Army. It was incorporated on April 23, 1873. Baker was also elected first mayor of the town.[1]
Early Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells made a photographic postcard showing an 1891 lynching in Clanton. This was to educate the white public of the atrocities committed against blacks.[4]
During World War II, a small German Prisoner of War camp was located in Clanton.[5]
Clanton is located at 32°50'23.316" North, 86°37'41.477" West (32.839810, -86.628188)[6].
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 20.4 square miles (53 km2). 20.3 square miles (53 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.15%) is water.[7]
Clanton is governed by the mayor-council system. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. The city council has five members elected from one of five wards.
Over 80% of Alabama's peach crop comes from Chilton County.[8]
The Chilton County School System provides public education for Clanton. Students in Clanton may attend any public school in Chilton County.[9]
Clanton Middle School (Grades 6 through 8)
Clanton has hosted the annual Chilton County Peach Festival since 1952.[8]
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