Anniston, Alabama

Anniston, Alabama
City
Downtown Anniston in 2012
Nickname:  The Model City
Location of Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama.
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Coordinates: 33°39′40″N 85°50′00″W / 33.66111°N 85.83333°W / 33.66111; -85.83333
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Calhoun
Settled	April 1872
Incorporated	July 3, 1883
Area
• City	45.90 sq mi (118.87 km2)
• Land	45.83 sq mi (118.69 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
Elevation	719 ft (219 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	21,564
• Density	470.57/sq mi (181.69/km2)
• Metro	116,736 (US: 327th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36201-36207
Area code	256
FIPS code	01-01852
GNIS feature ID	0159066
Website	www.annistonal.gov

Anniston is a city in, and county seat of, Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. In 2020, the city had a population of 21,564.

Chemical cleanup

In 2002, an investigation by 60 minutes showed Anniston was among the most toxic cities in the country. The main source of local contamination was a Monsanto chemical factory, which was closed.

Notable Residents and Former Residents

• Francis T. Anderson, Civil War general.
• Michael Biehn, actor
• Anne Braden, Civil Rights activist
• June Burn, author
• Red Byron, NASCAR driver
• Asa Earl Carter, Segregationist, speech writer, and author of The Education of Little Tree
• Quinton Caver, American NFL football player
• B. B. Comer, Governor of Alabama.
• Michael Curry, NBA player
• Cow Cow Davenport, Boogie-woogie pianist
• Eric Davis, NFL corner back.
• William Levi Dawson, (b. 23 September 1899), composer of Negro Folk Symphony.
• Bobby Edwards, country singer
• Kevin Greene, retired American NFL football player
• Audrey Marie Hilley, famous for poisoning her husband and trying to poison her daughter.
• Thomas Kilby, Governor of Alabama.
• Perry Lentz, author and professor of English
• Lucky Millinder, Rhythm and blues and swing band leader and singer.
• Will Owsley, singer-songwriter.
• John L. Pennington, Newspaper publisher, governor of Dakota Territory.
• Patrick J. Que Smith, Grammy winning songwriter
• Shannon Spruill, professional wrestler
• David Satcher, former Surgeon General
• Vaughn Stewart, former NFL football player.

References

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