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Berlin, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°10′53″N 86°44′32″W / 34.18139°N 86.74222°W / 34.18139; -86.74222
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Berlin, Alabama
Official seal of Berlin, Alabama
Berlin is located in Alabama
Berlin
Berlin
Location in Alabama
Coordinates: 34°10′53″N 86°44′32″W / 34.18139°N 86.74222°W / 34.18139; -86.74222
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCullman
Incorporated2018
Government
 • TypeMayor-council government
 • MayorPatrick Bates
 • Town ClerkKeirstyn Montgomery
 • CouncilmemberDonald Gunter
James Sanford
Tony Duke
Don Bates
Keith Hardman
Area
 • Total1.419 sq mi (3.675 km2)
 • Land1.415 sq mi (3.665 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.011 km2)
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Population
 • Total476
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
506
 • Density372/sq mi (143.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
35058
Area code(s)256 and 938
FIPS code01-05812
GNIS feature ID0157889[2]
Websiteberlinal.gov

Berlin is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. The population was 476 at the 2020 census.[3] It is located roughly five miles east of the city of Cullman in northern Alabama. U.S. Route 278 and Cullman County Road 747 intersect at Walker's Corner, considered to be the center of Berlin. The Berlin Community Center is located on U.S. Route 278, just west of the crossroads.

History

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The town was originally known as Hobart, possibly named after Garret Hobart, a New Jersey Congressman who served as vice-president under William McKinley. A post office was established in the town in 1895, but was closed in 1903. The name was changed circa 1914 to honor the capital of Germany, the former homeland of many of the town's ethnic German residents. The new name was selected by John (Kritner) Kreitner.[5] The town was incorporated in 2018.

The historic Lidy Walker Covered Bridge was located just north of Berlin at the farm of Winford I. "Lidy" Walker on Lidy's Lake from 1958 until its collapse in 2001. Originally called the Big Branch Covered Bridge, it was built near Blountsville in Blount County in 1926 and moved to Berlin 32 years later.

Residents of Berlin voted 45-23 to incorporate in 2018.[6]

Geography

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Berlin is located in Cullman County at 34°10′53″N 86°44′32″W / 34.18139°N 86.74222°W / 34.18139; -86.74222 (34.181389, -86.742222).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.419 square miles (3.68 km2), of which 1.415 square miles (3.66 km2) is land and 0.004 square miles (0.010 km2), is water.[1]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020476
2022 (est.)506[4]6.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020 Census[3]

2020 census

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Triana racial composition[8]
Race Number Percent
White (non-Hispanic) 382 %
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3 %
Native American 4 %
Asian 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander 1 %
Other/Mixed 19 %
Hispanic or Latino 67 %

As of the 2020 census, there were 476 people, 191 households, and 142 families residing in the town.[9] There were 206 housing units.

Education

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Berlin is in the Cullman County School District.[10]

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Berlin, Alabama
  3. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022". United States Census Bureau. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Foscue, Virginia. Place Names in Alabama. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.
  6. ^ "Berlin community in Cullman County becomes Alabama's newest city". WVTM. Associated Press. February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  10. ^ "GreatSchools: See what school district you are in or moving to using our interactive map". See What School District You Are In. Retrieved February 19, 2020.

Sources

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