Center Point, Alabama
| Center Point | |
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Center Point City Hall
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 Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama before incorporation. |
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| Coordinates: 33°38′21″N 86°40′49″W / 33.63917°N 86.68028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8 sq mi (20.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8 sq mi (20.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 16,864 |
| • Density | 2,848/sq mi (1,090.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35215 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-13264 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0115852 |
| Website | http://www.thecityofcenterpoint.org/ |
Center Point is a newly incorporated city and a former census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. At the 2000 census the population was 22,784. However, after its incorporation in 2002, the city's boundaries are much smaller than those of the CDP. As of the 2010 census, the population of the incorporated city was 16,921. The public high school for Center Point is Center Point High School grades 9th-12th. The public middle school for Center Point is Erwin Middle School grades 6th-8th. Center Point has 2 public elementary schools, Erwin Intermediate School grades 3rd-5th and Center Point Elementary School grades K-2nd.
It is located at 33°38′21″N 86°40′50″W / 33.63917°N 86.68056°W (33.639302, -86.680437). or about 12 miles (19 km).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km2), of which 8.1 square miles (21 km2) was land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.25%) was water.
According to the 2010 census, there were 16,921 people living in the City of Center Point. The racial / ethnic makeup of Center Point was 32.6% White, 62.9% Black or African-American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American or Alaska Native, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, 2.8% other races, and 1.1% were two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 4.8% of the population.
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