Choccolocco, Alabama

Choccolocco, Alabama
Census-designated place & Unincorporated community
Location of Choccolocco in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Location of Choccolocco in Calhoun County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 33°40′06″N 85°42′46″W / 33.66833°N 85.71278°W / 33.66833; -85.71278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyCalhoun
Area
[2]
 • Total
11.78 sq mi (30.52 km2)
 • Land11.64 sq mi (30.16 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
[1]
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,838
 • Density243.7/sq mi (94.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36207[3]
Area codes256 & 938
GNIS feature ID2582668[1]

Choccolocco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,804.[4] It was founded in 1832.

The name Choccolocco is an anglicization of the Creek words "chahko lago" ("big shoals") or "choko rakko" ("big house"); sources vary.[5][6]

The community gained brief notoriety in 2001 when The Daily Show aired a piece on the "Choccolocco Monster",[7] a part of local folklore concerning sightings of a mysterious creature in the area in the late 1960s. An October 2001 article in the Anniston Star newspaper revealed that the creature was, in fact, local resident Neal Williamson. As a teenager, Williamson would don his costume (consisting of a cow skull and a sheet) and gain the attention of passing cars by jumping out of the woods onto the roadside, often startling motorists.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000601—
20102,804366.6%
20202,8381.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Choccolocco first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as a town, but did not appear again until 2010 when it was listed as a census-designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[10]

Choccolocco CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 2,412 2,405 86.02% 84.74%
Black or African American alone (NH) 200 203 7.13% 7.15%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 9 9 0.32% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 21 28 0.75% 0.99%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 1 2 0.04% 0.07%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 40 88 1.43% 3.10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 121 103 4.32% 3.63%
Total 2,804 2,838 100.00% 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Choccolocco, Alabama
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Choccolocco AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Choccolocco CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved June 2, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Choccolocco State Forest". Alabama Forestry Commission. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Choccolocco Alabama". Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Ghosts Near Mississippi | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
  8. ^ The Anniston Star - The Choccolocco Monster: Jokester reveals 32-year-old prank Archived November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  10. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  11. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Choccolocco CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Choccolocco CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
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