Gadsden, Alabama
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Gadsden, Alabama

Administration
Full nameGadsden
Official nameGadsden
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEtowah
Government
TypeMayor-Council (w. seven councilmen)
MayorSherman Guyton
Geography
Total Area37.2 sq mi (96.3 km2)
Land Area36 sq mi (93.2 km2)
Water Area1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
Elevation541 ft (164.9 m)
Demography
Total Population37291 (2006)
Density (pop.)404.5/km2 (1047.8/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneCentral Time (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code35901-35907
Area codeArea Code 256
FIPS code01-28696
GNIS feature ID0157961

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The city of Gadsden is the county seat of Etowah County in the State of Alabama, and it is located about 65 miles northeast of Birmingham, Alabama. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,459. Gadsden is closely-associated with the neighboring town of Attalla, Alabama. As of the U.S. Census Bureau estimate in 2006, the population of the city was about 37,300.

Gadsden was at one time in the 19th century Alabama's second most important center of commerce and industry, trailing only the seaport of Mobile. The two cities were important shipping centers: Gadsden for riverboats and Mobile for international trade. Through the 1980s, Gadsden was a center on heavy industry, including the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Republic Steel Corporation.

More than a decade after the sharp decline in industry, in 1991 Gadsden was awarded the honor of All-America City by the National Civic League, an award that honored the way Gadsden's citizens, government, businesses, and voluntary organizations work together to address critical local issues.

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High school senior Melanie Skala excels above differences - Gadsden Times Tweet this news
Gadsden Times--Melanie Skala, who was born with Goldenhar Syndrome, listens to the teacher in her Advanced Math class Wednesday at Coosa Christian School in -Gadsden-. ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 06:29:38 GMT+00:00
Alabama news links: Dallas County 74-year-old stabbed, left for dead; UA ... - al.com (blog) Tweet this news
al.com (blog)--10, 2010, in -Gadsden-, -Alabama- on charges they stabbed a 74-year-old Dallas County man, who only survived by pretending he was dead. -GADSDEN-, -Alabama- -- Two ... - Date : Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:47:08 GMT+00:00
Bentley to appear in Gadsden, Albertville - Gadsden Times Tweet this news
Gadsden Times--Robert Bentley, one of the candidates in the Republican gubernatorial runoff, will be in -Gadsden- today as part of a campaign swing through north -Alabama-. ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:38:59 GMT+00:00
Rainbow City eyes texting while driving ban - Gadsden Times Tweet this news
Gadsden Times--The city of -Gadsden- on June 22 passed a ban on texting while driving, becoming the fourth city in -Alabama- to do so. -Gadsden's- ban also prohibits e-mailing ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 01:56:32 GMT+00:00
Alabama LB commits to Southern Miss - Georgia Tech Football Tweet this news
Georgia Tech Football---...- State of -Alabama- for some top quality prospects and hidden gems. The latest prospect form the Capstone to cast his lot with the Eagles is -Gadsden- (Ala. ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:14:50 GMT+00:00
Steel plant clean-up has multiple benefits - Gadsden Times Tweet this news
Gadsden Times--Machinery processes material from one of the slag piles Wednesday at the former Gulf States Steel site in -Gadsden-. Officials with the EPA and the Harsco ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:45:25 GMT+00:00
Stevi B's Pizza Expands Further in Southeast - 8 Locations to Open This Year - Pizza Marketing Quarterly (PMQ) Tweet this news
Pizza Marketing Quarterly (PMQ)--Familiar to the Stevi B's brand, second-time franchisee Nick Barone will be opening his second location in -Alabama-. Already an owner of the -Gadsden- location ... - Date : Tue, 11 May 2010 18:32:25 GMT+00:00

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Municipalities and communities of Etowah County, Alabama

County seat: Gadsden
CitiesAttalla * Boaz � * Gadsden * Glencoe � * Hokes Bluff * Rainbow City * Southside
TownsAltoona � * Reece City * Ridgeville * Sardis City � * Walnut Grove
Unincorporated
community
Gallant
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties



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