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Welcome To Centre      
   
                             
Centre, Alabama, is the home of beautiful Weiss Lake, 33,000 acres of blue water known as "The Crappie Capitol Of The World," located in Cherokee County, in the very center of the County.

Settled in early 1840's, Centre became the county seat in 1844 with the U.S. Postal Service insisting on the use of the word "Center" as the mailing address.

Concerned citizens of the county continued to spell "Centre" and petitioned the Post Office Department to formally adopt that spelling honoring, as tradition says, the family from England who originally settled Centre.

   
  Aerial of Downtown Centre    
                             
           
             
 
Baptist Medical Center
      
                       
             
Historic Downtown Centre Alabama
            
                                   
             
   
Weiss Lake Realty
   

Centre Alabama Demographics

Population (year 2000): 3,216
Elevation: 658 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles
Zip code: 35960
Median resident age: 43.9 years
Median household income: $24,000
Median house value: $70,400
Beautiful Weiss Lake
 
                 
Centre Municipal Airport serves Centre and Cherokee County and is owned by the City Of Centre. The paved runway extends for 3401 feet. The facility is at an elevation of 619 feet at a distance of about 3 miles from Centre.
New Wal-Mart
                  
Houses of Worship
  
  Centre and Cherokee County have over 125 churches representing most denominations. Some of these are: the Assembly of God, Baptist Church, Church of Christ, Church of God, Holiness Church, and Methodist Church. Catholic churches, Jewish Synagogues, and other faiths can be found in nearby Rome, Georgia and Gadsden, Alabama.  
     
Historic Homes
Convient Shopping
  

Colleges/universities near Centre:

GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

Public high schools in Centre:

CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 375; Location: 910 WARRIOR DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
CHEROKEE COUNTY CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Public primary/middle schools in Centre:

CENTRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 753; Location: 725 E MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 05)
CENTRE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 350 E MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

 
       
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