Cardiff, Alabama
| Cardiff, Alabama | |
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| Town | |
Cardiff Town Hall, taken as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey
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 Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°38′43″N 86°55′58″W / 33.64528°N 86.93278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 358 ft (109 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 55 |
| • Density | 410/sq mi (164/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35041 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-12040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0115614 |
Cardiff is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States west of Gardendale. At the 2010 census the population was 55, placing it as the least populated incorporated area in Jefferson County. It is named after the capital of Wales. It is one of four Jefferson County cities named after cities in Great Britain, the others being Birmingham, Leeds and Brighton.
Cardiff is located at 33°38′43″N 86°55′59″W / 33.64528°N 86.93306°W (33.645384, −86.932965). on Five Mile Creek, a tributary of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River. It is immediately downstream of Brookside. The region is part of the Cumberland Plateau, with shallow but deeply incised stream valleys dissecting sedimentary rock, including significant seams of bituminous coal.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 82 people, 33 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was 401.3 people per square mile (158.3/km2). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 186.0 per square mile (73.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.90% White and 6.10% Black or African American.
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