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Berlin, Alabama

FieldValue
official_nameBerlin, Alabama
settlement_typeTown
image_sealSeal of Berlin, Alabama.png
pushpin_mapAlabama
pushpin_mapsize275px
pushpin_labelBerlin
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Alabama
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Alabama
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Cullman
established_titleIncorporated
established_date2018
government_typeMayor-council government
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km23.675
area_land_km23.665
area_water_km20.011
area_total_sq_mi1.419
area_land_sq_mi1.415
area_water_sq_mi0.004
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total476
population_density_km2143.6
population_density_sq_mi372
population_est506
pop_est_as_of2022
pop_est_footnotes
timezoneCentral (CST)
utc_offset−6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST−5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft810
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP Code
postal_code35058
area_codes256 and 938
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info01-05812
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
blank1_info2797102
website

Berlin is a town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States. The population was 476 at the 2020 census. It is located roughly five miles east of the city of Cullman in northern Alabama. U.S. Route 278 and Cullman County Road 747 intersect at Walker's Corner, considered to be the center of Berlin. The Berlin Community Center is located on U.S. Route 278, just west of the crossroads.

History

The town was originally known as Hobart, possibly named after Garret Hobart, a New Jersey Congressman who served as vice-president under William McKinley. A post office was established in the town in 1895, but was closed in 1903. The name was changed circa 1914 to honor the capital of Germany, the former homeland of many of the town's ethnic German residents. The new name was selected by John (Kritner) Kreitner. The town was incorporated in 2018.

The historic Lidy Walker Covered Bridge was located just north of Berlin at the farm of Winford I. "Lidy" Walker on Lidy's Lake from 1958 until its collapse in 2001. Originally called the Big Branch Covered Bridge, it was built near Blountsville in Blount County in 1926 and moved to Berlin 32 years later.

Residents of Berlin voted 45-23 to incorporate in 2018.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.419 sqmi, of which 1.415 sqmi is land and 0.004 sqmi, is water.

Demographics

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2020 census

RaceNumberPercent
White (non-Hispanic)382%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)3%
Native American4%
Asian00.00%
Pacific Islander1%
Other/Mixed19%
Hispanic or Latino67%

As of the 2020 census, there were 476 people, 191 households, and 142 families residing in the town. There were 206 housing units.

Education

Berlin is in the Cullman County School District.

References

Footnotes

Sources

References

  1. "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2797102
  3. "Explore Census Data". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Foscue, Virginia. ''Place Names in Alabama''. University: U of Alabama Press, 1989.
  5. (February 14, 2018). "Berlin community in Cullman County becomes Alabama's newest city".
  6. (March 3, 2024). "City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022". United States Census Bureau.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau.
  8. "Explore Census Data".
  9. "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau.
  10. "GreatSchools: See what school district you are in or moving to using our interactive map.".
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