Community Piedmont County Calhoun State Alabama MSA Anniston, AL Incorporated Yes Foreign Trade Zone Yes Enterprise Zone No
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Area of State: Northeast Latitude: 33:55:25 Longitude: 85:36:41
Distance From: Atlanta: 86 Birmingham: 89 Huntsville: 94 Mobile: 299 Memphis: 281 Nashville: 200 Montgomery: 150 Tampa: 540 New Orleans: Jacksonville: 450
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Year: 2001 Current Population 2000 Census 1990 Census City: 4900 5120 5288 County: 112842 112249 116034 MSA: 112842 112249 116034 Estimated
present population
(30 mi. radius):298369 Households in county: 44065 Income: Per Capita: $16378 Average Household: $41357 Median Household: $32902
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Mean Temperature (Fahr.): Annual January July 61_ 38_ 80_ Avg. Annual Precipitation: 65 inches Altitude: 721 ft. above MSL Prevailing winds: 7.5 MPH, SW
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School system: Piedmont City Schools For school year: 2000-2001 No. Teachers Students Elementary: 1 Middle/Junior: 1 High school: 1 Vocational Tech: Private/parochial: Total HS Graduates/yr: Enrollment: 1082 Spending Per Pupil: $5449.21 Nearest Post-secondary education: Enrollment
Vocational tech: Ayers State Technical College
Location: Anniston, AL
Miles From City: Custom curriculum: Yes
Two-year college: Gadsden State Comm. College
Location: Gadsden, AL Miles From City: University: Jacksonville State University Location: Jacksonville, AL Miles From City:
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City County Type of Government: Mayor/City Council County Commission Land Use Regulations Zoning Ordinances:
Yes No Subdivision regulations
with design standards:Yes No Planning commissions:
Yes No Garbage Collection: Yes Yes Public Library: Yes No of volumes:
2100 Fire Protection Full time personnel:
4 Volunteers:
22 Fire Insurance Rating:
5 Fire Protection for
industry outside city limits:Yes Police/Sheriff Full time personnel:
15 Patrol Cars:
14 Police Patrol for
industry outside city limits:Yes Emergency Medical Service Paramedics:
Yes Yes 911 or E911:
Yes Yes
Highways Serving Community Interstate Federal State Highway Miles to Highway Miles to Highway Miles to 20 25 278 0 200 0 59 30 411 16 200 0 431 22 9 0
Railroad Service None Piggyback Service: N/A Intermodal Facilities: N/A
Waterways Coosa River Miles to River: Navigable: No Channel Depth: feet Nearest Port Facility: 60 miles
Air service Municipal Service: Anniston/Calhoun County Longest runway: 7008 feet Surface: Asphalt Lighted: Yes Aircraft Tiedown: Yes ILS: Yes Hangars: Yes Repair facilities: Yes Nearest commercial service: Birmingham, AL Distance: 30 mi. Major carriers ACJet American Comair Continental Express Delta Midway Airlines Northwest Southwest United Express US Airways Us Airways Express No. of daily commercial flights: 83
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Motor Freight Service Area Total carriers 48 states: Southeast only: Alabama only: Carriers with
local terminals:Less than truckload? Bus service: Greyhound Parcel Service: UPS, Federal Express
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Suppliers Distributors Electricity Alabama Municipal Electric Authority City of Piedmont Alabama Power Company Alabama Power Company Tennessee Valley Authority Cherokee Electric Co-op Natural Gas Clarke-Mobile Gas District City of Piedmont Water City of Piedmont Capacity: 1.5 MGD Avg. Daily Consumption: 1.25 MGD Peak Consumption: 1.5 MGD Storage Capacity: 2.0 MGD Source: Terripan Creek Type: N/A Planned facilities: Sanitation Sewage treatment plant type: Lagoon Capacity: 1.0 MGD Present load: 90% Sanitary sewer coverage: 90% Sewer use charge? Storm sewer coverage: 75% Solid waste disposal: Sanitary Landfill Planned facilities: Fuel oil: Gadsden, Anniston Coal: Gadsden, Anniston LP Gas: Locally
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Local telephone provider: BellSouth Switching: Fiber optics? Yes ISDN? Redundancy? POP? Long distance provider: Mobile Service? Post office classification: First Newspapers Daily Weekly 1 Radio Stations: AM 1 FM Television stations: Local: Cable service: Yes Channels: 36
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No. Beds Hospitals: Clinics: Physicians: 3 Dentists: 4 Nearest regional
medical facility:Gadsden Distance: 22 miles
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No. Rooms Hotels Motels 1 24 Restaurants: 10 Meeting rooms: No Auditorium: Yes Seating capacity/largest 5000 Churches & synagogues Protestant 21 Catholic 1 Jewish 0
Country clubs? No Golf courses? Yes Movie theatres? Yes Tennis courts? Yes Ball fields? Yes Swimming pools? Yes Health clubs? Yes Parks? Yes Skating rinks? Yes Amateur theatres? No Other facilities: Civic Center Chief Ladiga Trail Piedmont Sports Complex Nearest State Park: Cheaha Distance: Nearest Public Lake: Distance: 30 miles
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Manufacturers' Real Property Tax year 2000 Rate/$1,000 Assess. ratio Effective rate In city Out city City: $ 6.00 20% $ 1.20 County: $32.50 20% $ 6.50 $ 6.50 State: $ 6.50 20% $ 1.30 $ 1.30 Total: $42.00 $ 9.00 $ 7.80 Above figures include 23.00 mills for schools State Ad Val Tax Amount Effective rate for county may differ outside city limits Tax Rate General Sales Use Machinery City: 4.0% 4.0% 0.75% County: 0.0% 0.0% State: 4.0% 1.5% County tax may vary within city limits Income/occupational tax City occupational: % County occupational: 0.0% State corporate: 5.0% State individual*: 2.0% Minimum 5.0% Maximum *Deduction allowed for Federal Income Tax
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Number of manufacturers: 177 Total manufacturing employment: 10305 Largest Employers in County Firm Product/Service Employment Anniston Army Depot Tank Rebuild Center 2588 Regional Medical Center Medical Care 1450 Springs Industries Comforters 800 Werner Co. Aluminum Extrusions 725 North Americal Bus Industries Transit Buses 710 Jacksonville State University Education 707 Bostrom Seating Heavy Duty Truck Seats 600 United Defense Rebuild Tanks 500 Super Valu Groceries/Distribution 500 Federal Mogul Ball and Roller Bearings 425
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Labor Force Total: 53320 Labor Force Participation Male: 53.1% Female: 46.9% Minority: 17.2% Employment: 50540 Unemployment: 2780 Unemployment rate: 5.2%
Bill Fann - City ClerkReturn to table
City of Piedmont P. O. Box 112
Piedmont, AL 36272
Phone: (256) 447-3360
Fax: (256) 447-2958
Email: Bill.Fann@PiedmontCity.org