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HISTORY Cullman was founded in 1873 by Colonel John G. Cullmann, a German refugee who came to America in 1866. With a dream of building a thriving colony for German immigrants, Col. Cullmann bought from the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Col. Cullman established his headquarters at the grave site where he now lies. He brought five German families in March 1873, and in 1878, the town was incorporated and named after Col. Cullmann. It contained 349 acres of land with streets and avenues 100 feet wide. This is something Cullman citizens are proud of today. It is estimated that Col. Cullmann was responsible for 100,000 Germans coming to Alabama in a period of 20 years. For many years Cullman was a college town, with the Saint Bernard College being the home of several hundreds of students. But, in recent years the college has been shut down, but in it's place is the St. Bernard Prep School. GEOGRAPHY Cullman is located on top of Brindley Mountain plateau at 34°10'39" North, 86°50'42" West (34.177508, -86.844996). According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 49.6 Km&2 (19.1 Mi&2 ). 47.4 km&2 (18.3 mi&2) of it is land and 2.2 km&2 (0.9 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 4.49% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 13,995 people, 6,059 households, and 3,762 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 295.3/km&2 (765.0/mi&2). There were 6,679 housing units at an average density of 140.9/km&2 (365.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.43% White , 0.36% Black or African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.45% Asian , 0.04% Pacific Islander , 1.06% from Other Races , and 1.41% from two or more races. 4.85% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 6,059 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were Married Couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.85. In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,164, and the median income for a family was $41,313. Males had a median income of $32,863 versus $21,647 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $18,484. 13.2% of the population and 9.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 12.3% of those under the age of 18 and 18.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS City of Cullman, Alabama, USA Webpage: http://www.cullmancity.org/ |
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