Broomtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 182.[3]
Broomtown, Alabama | |
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Census-designated place & unincorporated community | |
![]() Location of Broomtown in Cherokee County, Alabama. | |
![]() ![]() Broomtown | |
Coordinates: 34°21′38″N 85°31′18″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Cherokee |
Area | |
• Total | 4.69 sq mi (12.16 km2) |
• Land | 4.69 sq mi (12.16 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 160 |
• Density | 34.09/sq mi (13.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
GNIS feature ID | 114973[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.
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
2020 | 160 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
Fort Likens, a fort used to house soldiers during the Cherokee removal, was located near Broomtown.[6]
Funded by The National Park Service Challenge Cost Share Program.
Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, Alabama, United States | ||
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County seat: Centre | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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