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Centre, Alabama, in Cherokee county, is 65 miles S of Chattanooga, Tennessee (center to center) and 79 miles W of Atlanta, Georgia. There are 3,216 residents in the city.
In Centre, about 50% of adults are married. In Centre, more so than in most cities, people can be found in one-person households.
Women are better represented than men in the city. There are a lot of senior citizens in Centre.
In 2000, Centre had a median family income of $35,250.
Centre folks tended to give their money ($4,025) to George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race. More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.
Both violent crime and property crime are low in Centre.
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Centre that were owner-occupied was 60%. A nice place to visit? It seems so, since a larger share of the housing than in most places is for vacations and seasonal use.
In Centre, 96% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Centre to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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