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70-508: Pell City is a city in and one of the county seats of St. Clair County, Alabama , United States, the other seat being Ashville . At the 2020 census , the population was 12,939. At the 2010 census, the city-limit population jumped to 12,695. It was home to Avondale Mills and its legacy in the Avondale Mill Historic District . Pell City was founded in 1890 by railroad investors and named after George Pell of

140-531: A Superior Court and Sheriff (as an officer of the court ), both located in a designated "shire town". Bennington County, Vermont has two shire towns; the court for "North Shire" is in the shire town Manchester , and the Sheriff for the county and court for "South Shire" are in the shire town Bennington. In 2024, Connecticut , which had not defined their counties for anything but statistical, historical and weather warning purposes since 1960, along with ending

210-522: A 50-mile-long (80 km) segment between Epes and Tuscaloosa, a three-mile-long (4.8 km) segment between Fairfield and Ensley, a two-mile-long (3.2 km) segment between US 78 and I-65, a six-mile-long (9.7 km) segment between US 78 in Riverside and SR 77 in Lincoln , then an additional 13 miles (21 km) leading to SR 21 at Oxford . During the mid-1970s, I-20

280-468: A Council-Manager form of government. Under this form of government, the city council appoints a City Manager who then oversees the day-to-day operations of the city. While the mayor's position does not have a vote on matters that come before the council, the mayor may use his discretion to veto certain items. The current City Manager is Brian Muenger, who served in the same capacity for City of Talladega, Alabama . In 2015, Pell City residents were given

350-650: A cafe, arcade and event rooms. The complex opened to the public on January 17, 2019. Located in Pell City is the Colonel Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home, a nursing home and long-term care facility serving the entire county. The veterans home is a 280-bed facility built in a neighborhood-style of several small cottage clusters, instead of one large institution. The veterans home is named for Alabama native and Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Robert L. Howard . The St. Vincent's St. Clair hospital, operated by

420-519: A church, twenty-six homes and mobile homes, and other buildings in Coal City. Ninety other homes and mobile homes suffered minor to major destruction. An additional twelve people were injured. The twister damaged a funeral home and twenty-five homes. The Bethel Baptist Church in Odenville was destroyed a few minutes after its members left an Easter pageant rehearsal that had been cancelled because of

490-410: A county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County, Virginia and completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county. When the county seat is in the independent city, government offices such as the courthouse may be in

560-667: A county was the magistrate , who oversaw both the day-to-day operations of the county as well as civil and criminal cases. The current number of counties mostly resembled that of the later years of the Qing dynasty . Changes of location and names of counties in Chinese history have been a major field of research in Chinese historical geography, especially from the 1960s to the 1980s. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of

630-403: A female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.92. 76.3% of residents were high school graduates or higher, and 17.1% held a bachelor's degree or higher. In the city, the population

700-581: A total of 2,851 county-level divisions. In Taiwan , the first counties were first established in 1661 by the Kingdom of Tungning . The later ruler Qing empire inherited this type of administrative divisions. With the increase of Han Chinese population in Taiwan, the number of counties also grew by time. By the end of Qing era, there were 11 counties in Taiwan. Protestant missionaries in China first romanized

770-422: A trade school as an alternative to college preparation courses. A conversion of Duran South into a dedicated pre-k school was discussed by the school board in 2019. Seventh and eighth grades would be combined into one school, with Pell City High School being remodeled. These proposals were accepted by the school board. In 2005 Jefferson State Community College opened a new campus location in Pell City offering

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840-411: A wide variety of community college courses. The school announced in 2009 that it will begin offering nursing programs to support the recently confirmed Veterans Nursing Home and St. Vincent's St. Clair Hospital. In 2011, two of the city's schools, Iola Roberts Elementary and Pell City High School, began the year after undergoing extensive renovations and/or expansions to their campuses. In November 2021

910-512: Is a large employer of residents primarily from Jefferson, Tuscaloosa, and Bibb counties. I-459 travels east and then northeast around the southern periphery of the Birmingham area before reconnecting first with I-20 near Irondale and then terminating at I-59 near Trussville . I-422 (Birmingham Northern Beltline) is slated to connect to I-20/I-59 at the I-459 interchange; however, this project

980-598: Is a section of Middle Township , an incorporated municipality. In some states, often those that were among the original Thirteen Colonies , county seats include or formerly included "Court House" as part of their name, such as Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia . Most counties have only one county seat. However, some counties in Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Kentucky , Massachusetts , Mississippi , Missouri , New Hampshire , New York , and Vermont have two or more county seats, usually located on opposite sides of

1050-627: Is a six-lane freeway from exit 132 to exit 162. This highway travels through rolling suburban country and crosses I-459 near Irondale . The section of I-20 between Leeds and Pell City was one of the most dangerous stretches of Interstate Highway in Alabama. The terrain is significantly hilly as the route passes across the extreme southern end of the Appalachian Mountains . There are two significant uphill grades in each direction which slows down truck traffic. However, due to

1120-438: Is an offshoot of The Daily Home . County seat In Canada , the provinces of Ontario , Quebec , New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. County seats in China are

1190-540: Is generally low-lying farmland until reaching Tuscaloosa . This area contains low population. U.S. Route 11 (US 11) parallels this route from Mississippi northeastward while it passes through small towns like York , Livingston , and Eutaw before reaching Tuscaloosa. From the Mississippi–Alabama state line to Tuscaloosa, I-20/I-59 is a four-lane route. At Tuscaloosa, the highway connects with I-359 which travels northward into downtown Tuscaloosa and to

1260-440: Is located along Interstate 20 , which runs west to east through the northern part of the city, leading east 114 mi (183 km) to Atlanta and west 35 mi (56 km) to Birmingham . Access to the city can be found from exits 156 and 158. U.S. Route 231 also runs through the city, leading north 19 mi (31 km) to Ashville and southwest 21 mi (34 km) to Harpersville . U.S. Route 78 also runs through

1330-434: Is located in Birmingham's designated market area for local news and weather coverage. The city has one dedicated FM radio station, WFHK . Pell City is served by two daily and two weekly newspapers. The Birmingham News serves the county, and The Daily Home , which also represents Talladega County, maintains an office in the city. The weekly St. Clair News-Aegis and St Clair Times offer more local coverage. The latter

1400-480: Is significantly slowed by this hill, causing occasional traffic backups. East of this incline, the route travels through generally rural forested rolling country until the Georgia state line, continuing roughly 50 miles (80 km) to Atlanta . This stretch of Interstate contains multiple parclo Interchanges . East of Birmingham, US 78 serves as the parallel U.S. Route. The completion of I-20 in Alabama

1470-517: Is still years away from completion. After passing the I-459 interchange, the highway continues northeast as a four-lane highway through the Birmingham suburbs of Bessemer , Hueytown , and Fairfield before widening after exit 118 in Fairfield to at least six lanes as the interstate approaches Birmingham near the Ensley community. Most of this stretch is through urban areas including passing near

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1540-450: Is the relatively flat Coosa River valley. East of milemarker 172 until milemarker 188, the route is once again six lanes. From exit 188 to exit 205, I-20 narrows again to four lanes. East of exit 205, I-20 becomes a six-lane route until it reaches exit 210. However, in this area, construction is ongoing to widen the last five miles (8.0 km) to six lanes to the Georgia state line. I-20 dives into Oxford from

1610-555: Is water. It is the largest city in St. Clair County. The city is located on the shores of Logan Martin Lake , created by the construction of Logan Martin Dam in 1964 to provide hydro-electric power to the central region of the state. The city is surrounded by the unincorporated communities of Wattsville to the north, Cropwell to the south, Seddon to the east, and Chula Vista to the west. The city

1680-499: The Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport where I-59 continues northeast toward Gadsden and I-20 turns eastward toward Atlanta . Once I-20 turns away from I-59, it begins an eastbound journey toward Georgia. The first two miles (3.2 km) are a four-lane bridge of east Birmingham neighborhoods before reaching the shopping areas formerly known as Eastwood Mall and Century Plaza . I-20

1750-542: The Sui dynasty abolished the commandery level (郡 jùn), which was the level just above counties, and demoted some commanderies to counties. In Imperial China, the county was a significant administrative unit because it marked the lowest level of the imperial bureaucratic structure; in other words, it was the lowest level that the government reached. Government below the county level was often undertaken through informal non-bureaucratic means, varying between dynasties. The head of

1820-669: The U.S. Steel plant near Fairfield, and visible from the Interstate looking north and northwest are several smokestacks which is all that remain of several large steel mills that used to dominate the Ensley community of Birmingham. As I-20/I-59 travels eastward just past the Arkadelphia Road exit in the East Thomas community, the highway rises to the top of East Thomas hill, giving eastbound travelers an excellent view of

1890-522: The United States , a county is an administrative or political subdivision of a state that consists of a geographic area with specific boundaries and usually some level of governmental authority. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in

1960-572: The University of Alabama . After the I-359 junction, the route widens to become six lanes. From Tuscaloosa to Birmingham , the highway continues on an east-northeast heading traveling through rolling forested terrain until reaching I-459 southwest of Bessemer . All of the stretch from Tuscaloosa to the I-459 junction near Bessemer is six lanes. This stretch also hosts the Mercedes auto plant which

2030-483: The census of 2010, there were 12,463 people, 5,149 households, and 3,545 families residing in the city. The population density was 458.2 inhabitants per square mile (176.9/km). There were 5,784 housing units at an average density of 212.6 per square mile (82.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 80.8% White , 15.6% Black or African American , 0.3% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.1% from other races , and 1.4% from two or more races. 2.3% of

2100-455: The poverty line , including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over. However, these figures provide an incomplete picture of the area. Many of the affluent neighborhoods along the lake shore that are often considered part of Pell City are actually just outside the city limits in unincorporated areas. These neighborhoods constitute a sizable population and income level, but are not reflected in official city census data. As of

2170-562: The Mississippi state line and Birmingham. The final segment of the route to be completed was an eight-mile-long (13 km) section between Irondale and Leeds. This segment opened in 1985. I-20 has no three-digit spur routes in Alabama, although at one time there was discussion of a spur northward from Oxford into Anniston which would also serve as a connection to the US Army base at Fort McClellan as well as to Gadsden . The closing of

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2240-615: The Pell City Iron and Land Company, one of its financial backers. The city was incorporated on May 6, 1891, but nearly failed during the Panic of 1893 . Pell City was revived in 1902 when Sumter Cogswell built the Pell City Manufacturing Company, which subsequently became Avondale Mills , a major landmark of the town until Thunder Enterprises, a Tennessee company, bought the building and began dismantling

2310-530: The Pell City School System passed its a property tax referendum, which included full-time art and music teachers for all elementary schools, storm shelters at Eden Elementary School and Coosa Valley Elementary School, a complete renovation of Pell City High School along with a new cafeteria and band hall, a new multi-purpose building to Duran North, and various improvements and upgrades to sports facilities. Pell City, and all of St. Clair County,

2380-584: The St. Vincent's Health System, serves the entire county, but is located solely within the city limits. It replaced an aging facility, formerly known as St. Clair Regional Hospital. After a period of growth in the 1980s, Pell City voted to split its school system off from the county system, becoming independent. The system has over 4500 students spread across Pell City High School , Duran Junior High School, Duran South, Iola Roberts Elementary, Walter M. Kennedy Elementary, Coosa Valley Elementary, Eden Elementary, and Williams Intermediate School. The system also operates

2450-798: The administrative centers of the counties in the People's Republic of China . Xian have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty . The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han dynasty , the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when

2520-433: The area. Pell City increased its size in 1956 when the nearby towns of Eden and Oak Ridge were merged with the city. The first mayor was Green Evans. The residences of Sumter Cogswell and Green Evans (Pell City's first mayor) are two of the earliest structures, dating from the late nineteenth century. The majority of the historic structures date from 1902 to 1905. Ashville, Alabama , in the northern part of St. Clair County

2590-402: The base as well as a lack of population between Anniston and Gadsden eliminated the necessity of such a route. I-459 south of Birmingham connects to I-20 east and west of the city, continuing to I-59 northeast of the routes' split. On January 21, 2019, along the concurrency with I-59, a segment of the Interstate, as well as an interchange with I-65 locally known as "Malfunction Junction"

2660-472: The center of the state. It enters the state from Mississippi near Cuba , and travels northeastward through Tuscaloosa and Birmingham . At Birmingham, I-20 turns eastward and heads through Oxford before crossing the Georgia state line near Lebanon . Other cities on the route include Livingston , Bessemer , and Pell City . For approximately 130 miles (210 km), more than half its distance within

2730-457: The city was $ 43,260. About 10.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 12,939 people, 5,801 households, and 3,698 families residing in the city. In 2012, having surpassed a population of 12,000 residents, Pell City became only the 14th municipality in Alabama to change its form of government to

2800-414: The city was 83.41% White , 15.38% Black or African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.22% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.26% from other races , and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,830 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 12.1% had

2870-457: The city, paralleling I-20. As of the census of 2000, there were 9,565 people, 3,830 households, and 2,772 families residing in the city. The population density was 389.3 inhabitants per square mile (150.3/km). There were 4,275 housing units at an average density of 174.0 per square mile (67.2/km). The population of the city is hard to pinpoint due to a large number of second residences, lake homes, and summer population influx. The racial makeup of

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2940-524: The city. Buffalo Wild Wings announced its intention to build a brand new restaurant in late 2015. Construction and training were completed in October 2016, and the restaurant opened on November 7, 2016. The city announced in June 2016 that it had entered into an agreement with Premiere Cinemas to develop a new 40,000 sq ft entertainment center which would include seven movie screens, a 10-lane bowling alley,

3010-495: The county seat is the entire county. Ellicott City , the county seat of Howard County, Maryland , is the largest unincorporated county seat in the United States, followed by Towson , the county seat of Baltimore County, Maryland . Likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey , though unincorporated,

3080-491: The county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted in other parts of the county, especially if it is geographically large. A county seat is usually an incorporated municipality . The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia , where

3150-420: The county. Examples include Harrison County, Mississippi , which has both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats, and Hinds County, Mississippi , which has both Raymond and the state capital of Jackson . The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult. There have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of civic pride for

3220-572: The downtown Birmingham skyline just before reaching the interchange with I-65 (commonly called "Malfunction Junction"). As I-20/I-59 leaves the downtown area, the highway has an interchange with the Elton B. Stephens Expressway , also known locally as the Red Mountain Expressway, which travels south across the downtown area and into the southern Birmingham suburbs. The highway continues east-northeast through downtown before reaching

3290-624: The factory in 2008. On February 14, 2008, a fire started at the mill. The fire was so large it could be seen from the Chula Vista/ Springville exit on Interstate 20 (I20). The water tower remains, but the smoke stack was destroyed by workers after cracking in the cement made it a hazard. The mill was the economic and social center of the town during its development and early growth. Besides the textile mill, other economic endeavors included agriculture and mercantile establishments. Large cotton, soybean, and cattle farms were located in

3360-537: The final segments of Interstate Highway to be completed in Georgia. The temporary end of I-20 in Alabama was at SR 46 . Also, the final section of I-20 connecting Tuscaloosa and Birmingham was completed, as the section of US 11 between the Tuscaloosa–Jefferson county line and Bessemer was upgraded from an expressway to a limited-access highway. In the early 1980s, segments connecting Cuba and Livingston and then Livingston and Epes completed I-20 between

3430-482: The heavy volumes of truck traffic, combined with speeding car traffic, accidents were frequent and sometimes deadly. This part of I-20 was sometimes called "Bloody 20". Between 2010 and 2014, work was completed to add one additional lane in each direction along I-20. The highway continues as a six-lane highway until reaching the Coosa River bridge near Riverside . This bridge was scheduled to be replaced when

3500-625: The independent city under an agreement, such as in Albemarle , or may in be enclaves of the county surrounded by the independent city, such as in Fairfax . Others, such as Prince William , have the courthouse in an enclave surrounded by the independent city and have the county government, the Board of Supervisors, in a different part of the county, far from the county seat. The following counties have their county seat in an independent city: Bedford

3570-404: The internet. During a demolition of the smokestack, the 133-year-old structure collapsed on top of construction worker, Tim Philfer. Luckily, Philfer walked away unharmed from this accident. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 27.2 square miles [sq mi] (70 km), of which 24.6 sq mi (64 km) is land and 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km) or 9.57%

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3640-476: The lake and a large recreational area, which brought new businesses, temporary summer residents and tourists, and hundreds of new permanent residents building new homes along the new lake. On April 8, 1998, an F2 tornado struck north of the city limits after the F5 tornado expired in western Jefferson County . This windstorm killed two people in a mobile home. It remained for 14 mi (23 km), partially damaging

3710-545: The opportunity to vote on the legalization of Sunday alcohol sales. A study commissioned by the City of Pell City projected a $ 6.8 million economic impact if the referendum passed. On August 11, citizens voted 74% in favor of the referendum. On August 23, businesses were allowed to begin selling alcohol on Sundays for the first time. Likely due to the passage of this referendum, several corporate entities immediately entered into negotiations to open new restaurants and sports bars within

3780-436: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,830 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

3850-408: The segment of the highway between Bessemer and Fairfield was completed. In the eastern part of the state, I-20 was extended east from Oxford to SR 9 near Heflin . During the late 1970s, I-20 was completed in east Alabama; however, only six miles (9.7 km) of the highway was opened since it was not complete in Georgia. The segment between the Georgia state line and Douglasville was among

3920-777: The state's area, has no borough government or borough seat. One borough, the Lake and Peninsula Borough , has its borough seat located in another borough, namely King Salmon in Bristol Bay Borough . In Louisiana , which is divided into parishes rather than counties, county seats are referred to as "parish seats". In New England , counties have served mainly as dividing lines for the states' judicial systems. Rhode Island has no county level of government and thus no county seats, and Massachusetts has dissolved many but not all of its county governments. In Vermont , Massachusetts , and Maine county government consists only of

3990-504: The state, I-20 is concurrent with I-59 from the Mississippi state line to eastern Birmingham near Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport . Mileage and exits on the concurrency are I-59's, although both highways have the same mileage for the Alabama concurrency. After I-20/I-59 enters Alabama from Mississippi, they travel concurrently northeastward across the Tombigbee River and Black Warrior River delta country which

4060-540: The storm. In 2006 Avondale Mills ceased operations. Two years later, in February 2008, Avondale Mills burned down in an accidental fire. At the time, Thunder Enterprises, a Tennessee firm, had completed almost half of the work in dismantling the building for materials. No employees were harmed in the fire. In November 2015, Pell City made global news when a video of the Avondale Mills smokestack went viral on

4130-634: The stretch between the Coosa River and milemarker 172 is widened to six lanes from four lanes. However, no timetable for this project has been announced. Exits 165 and 168 serve the Honda Motor Company which has a plant at Lincoln . Exits 168 and 173 serve the Talladega Superspeedway which hosts two NASCAR racing weeks each year. The terrain east of milemarker 155 until reaching milemarker 191

4200-580: The term as hien . When Taiwan became a Japanese colony in 1895, the hierarchy of divisions also incorporated into the Japanese system in the period when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. By September 1945, Taiwan was divided into 8 prefectures ( 州 and 廳 ), which remained after the Republic of China took over. There are 13 county seats in Taiwan, which function as county-administered cities , urban townships , or rural townships . In most of

4270-416: The towns involved, along with providing employment opportunities. There are 33 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states: Alaska is divided into boroughs rather than counties; the county seat in these case is referred to as the "borough seat"; this includes six consolidated city-borough governments (one of which is styled as a "municipality"). The Unorganized Borough, Alaska , which covers 49% of

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4340-624: The use of county seats in particular, will fully transition with the permission of the United States Census Bureau to a system of councils of government for the purposes of boundary definition and as county equivalents. Two counties in South Dakota , Oglala Lakota and Todd , have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county. Their county-level services are provided by Fall River County and Tripp County , respectively. In Virginia ,

4410-435: The west into its interchange with Alabama State Route 21 (SR 21). Here, you can see Quintard Mall and some of the highest mountains in Alabama, including Cheaha Mountain . The Anniston–Oxford metropolitan area is served by exits 179, 185, 188, and 191. Just east of exit 191 is a significant uphill/downhill grade (uphill eastbound/downhill westbound) approximately two miles (3.2 km) long. Truck traffic

4480-401: Was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males. The median household income in

4550-532: Was a four-mile-long (6.4 km) stretch between Avenue I in Ensley and Arkadelphia Road (US 78/ SR 5 ) near Birmingham–Southern College . This was the first segment of Interstate Highway to open in Birmingham. This segment, as well as a one-mile-long (1.6 km) segment from the Mississippi state line to what is now exit 1, leading to Cuba opened in the late 1960s. The early 1970s saw more sections of I-20 completed in Alabama, including

4620-509: Was an independent city from 1968 to 2013, while also being the county seat of Bedford County . Bedford reverted to an incorporated town, and remains the county seat, though is now part of the county. The state with the most counties is Texas, with 254, and the state with the fewest counties is Delaware, with 3. Interstate 20 in Alabama In Alabama , Interstate 20 ( I-20 ) travels 214.7 miles (345.5 km) through

4690-497: Was done in numerous stages. Few segments were completed in such a way that they had interchanges with existing segments. The first section to be opened was a 21-mile-long (34 km) segment between Leeds and Riverside in the early 1960s. The next section to open was a 28-mile-long (45 km) segment between the Tuscaloosa and the Tuscaloosa–Jefferson county line in the mid-1960s. The next section of I-20 to open in Alabama

4760-589: Was extended further east in Birmingham. The first segment to open east of I-65 was a short segment leading to 17th Street in downtown, then another segment that extended the route to 22nd Street near the Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center . The opening of additional segments continuing eastward led to temporary ends of I-20 at SR 79 (Tallapoosa Street) near Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, then at US 78 in Irondale. Also,

4830-408: Was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median household income in the city was $ 48,300. About 7.5% of families and 11.2% of the population were below

4900-436: Was the county seat from 1821 to 1907. A constitutional amendment in 1907 established Pell City as the second county seat, and for many years St. Clair County was the only county in the country with two full-service county seats. Both county seats remain operational to this day although Pell City has far surpassed Ashville in growth in large part due to I-20 and Logan Martin Lake. The construction of Logan Martin Dam in 1964 created

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