Broomtown, Alabama
Place in Alabama, United States
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Broomtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broomtown had a population of 160.[3]
Broomtown, Alabama | |
|---|---|
Location of Broomtown in Cherokee County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°22′20″N 85°32′12″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Cherokee |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.70 sq mi (12.16 km2) |
| • Land | 4.70 sq mi (12.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 160 |
| • Density | 34.1/sq mi (13.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582666[2] |
It was named for Chief Broom (Broomstown) of the Cherokee Nation, whose people occupied the area from the late eighteenth century into the 1830s.[4] The Cherokee had migrated southwest under pressure from European-American encroachment in Tennessee and North Carolina, before Indian Removal from the Southeast on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.
Fort Likens, a fort used to house soldiers during the Cherokee removal, was located near Broomtown.[5]
Demographics
Broomtown was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[7]
2010 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[8] | Pop 2020[9] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 179 | 154 | 98.35% | 96.25% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3 | 1 | 1.65% | 0.63% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.63% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1.25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 1.25% |
| Total | 182 | 160 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
