Roanoke, Alabama
| Roanoke, Alabama | |
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Downtown Roanoke, Alabama
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 Location in Randolph County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°8′56″N 85°22′11″W / 33.14889°N 85.36972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Randolph |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Fisher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.1 sq mi (49.4 km2) |
| • Land | 18.8 sq mi (48.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,074 |
| • Density | 343.6/sq mi (132.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36274 |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-65040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0153164 |
Roanoke is a city in Randolph County, which is in the Piedmont region of eastern Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 6,074, down from 6,563 in 2000.
This was an area of historic occupation by the Creek before treaties to persuade the Native Americans to cede their land, followed by forced migration under the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The area was part of a broad part of upland developed as cotton plantations worked by enslaved African Americans. The area is still quite rural.
Initially called High Pine in the 1830s after a nearby creek, it was allegedly burned during an Indian uprising in 1836. Renamed Chulafinee in 1840, it was later renamed again for the hometown of one of the early settlers, Roanoke, Virginia. The city was officially incorporated in December 1890.
Roanoke is located at 33°8′56″N 85°22′11″W / 33.14889°N 85.36972°W (33.148830, -85.369784).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49 km2), of which 18.8 square miles (49 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (1.47%) is water.
The Mayor has been Mike Fisher since 2009.
Roanoke has three schools served by Roanoke City Schools: Knight Enloe Elementary (K-3), Handley Middle School (4-8), and Handley High School (9-12). On December 1, 2011, the Handley Tigers won the AHSAA Football Class 3A State Championship.
Roanoke is served by a weekly newspaper, The Randolph Leader.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,563 people, 2,467 households, and 1,660 families residing in the city. The population density was 348.9 people per square mile (134.7/km²). There were 2,792 housing units at an average density of 148.4 per square mile (57.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.94% White, 39.77% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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