Oneonta, Alabama
| Oneonta, Alabama | |
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Oneonta is home to the Easley Covered Bridge, a county-owned, 95-foot (29 m) town lattice truss bridge built in 1927. Its WGCB number is 01-05-12.
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| Motto: A Small City with Big Ideas | |
 Location in Blount County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°56′32″N 86°28′44″W / 33.94222°N 86.47889°WCoordinates: 33°56′32″N 86°28′44″W / 33.94222°N 86.47889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Blount |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council |
| • Mayor | Ross Norris |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.3 sq mi (39.5 km2) |
| • Land | 15.2 sq mi (39.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,567 |
| • Density | 433/sq mi (167.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35121 |
| Area code | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-57000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0152813 |
| Website | www |
Oneonta is a city in Blount County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 6,567. The city is the county seat of Blount County. Oneonta is home to the Covered Bridge Festival.
A post office called Oneonta has been in operation since 1889. The city was named after Oneonta, New York, the native home of a railroad official. In 1889, the county seat was transferred to Oneonta from Blountsville.
During World War II, a small POW camp was operated outside of Oneonta.
Oneonta is located in eastern Blount County at 33°56'32.291" North, 86°28'43.586" West (33.942303, -86.478774). It is situated in Murphree Valley between Red Mountain and Sand Mountain to the northwest and Straight Mountain to the southeast.
U.S. Route 231 passes through the center of the city, leading northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Cleveland, Alabama, and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Interstate 59 in Ashville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.3 square miles (39.5 km2), of which 15.2 square miles (39.3 km2) is land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.54%, is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,567 people, 2,502 households, and 1,630 families residing in the city. The population density was 433 inhabitants per square mile (167/km2). There were 2,751 housing units at an average density of 179.8 per square mile (69.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 84.1% White, 6.0% Black or African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 7.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. 15.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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