Fort Payne Alabama

Fort Payne is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 12,938. The city is the county seat of DeKalb County.

It is home to the band Alabama, and bills itself as the "Official Sock Capital of the World. "

NASCAR drivers Tim Flock, Fonty Flock, Bob Flock, and Ethel Mobley were from the town.

A magnitude-4. Fort Payne, Alabama (35967) Conditions & Forecast : Weather. 9 earthquake occurred here in 2003.

History

The site of Fort Payne was originally the important Cherokee village of Willstown which for a time was the home of the famous Cherokee Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet. During the Indian Removal during the 1830's a fort was built in the town by forces commanded by Major John Payne and used as a stockade in which to place the Cherokee until they could be removed to Oklahoma.

Geography

Fort Payne is located at 34°27′14″N, 85°42′24″W (34. 453829, -85. 706648)GR1. Compare Hotels in Fort Payne and Save.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 144. 9 km² (56. 0 mi²). 144. Fort Payne Alabama Home Page. 7 km² (55. 9 mi²) of it is land and 0. 2 km² (0. 1 mi²) of it (0. 14%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,938 people, 5,046 households, and 3,506 families residing in the city. Fortpayneorg : Official Web Site of Fort Payne, Alabama in Dekalb. The population density was 89. 4/km² (231. 5/mi²). There were 5,585 housing units at an average density of 38. 6/km² (100. 0/mi²). Fort Payne, Alabama AL Community Profile: City Data, Resources. The racial makeup of the city was 83. 22% White, 4. 53% Black or African American, 0. 80% Native American, 0. 55% Asian, 0. 16% Pacific Islander, 8. No Summary Welcome to Fort Payne, Alabama home of the Fort Payne Wildcats and lots of friendly people.