Broomtown, Alabama

Broomtown, Alabama
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
Location of Broomtown in Cherokee County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°22′20″N85°32′12″W / 34.37222°N 85.53667°W / 34.37222; -85.53667
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Cherokee
Area [1]
• Total	4.70 sq mi (12.16 km2)
• Land	4.70 sq mi (12.16 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	719 ft (219 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	160
• Density	34.1/sq mi (13.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	2582666 [2]

Broomtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 182. ^[3]

It was named for Chief Broom (Broomstown) of the Cherokee Nation, whose people occupied the area from the late eighteenth century into the 1830s. ^[4] The Cherokee had migrated southwest under pressure from European-American encroachment in Tennessee and North Carolina, before Indian Removal from the Southeast on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.

Fort Likens, a fort used to house soldiers during the Cherokee removal, was located near Broomtown. ^[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	182		—
2020	160		−12.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

Broomtown was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. ^[7]

2010 census

Broomtown 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 [8]	Pop 2020 [9]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	179	154	98.35%	96.25%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3	1	1.65%	0.63%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.63%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	0	2	0.00%	1.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	2	0.00%	1.25%
Total	182	160	100.00%	100.00%

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broomtown, Alabama
3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Broomtown CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
4. "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 42. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
5. Marshall, Lamar; Smith, Larry; Wren, Michael (March 2009). Alabama Collection Camps, Forts, Emigrating Depots and Travel Routes Used During the Cherokee Removal of 1838-1839 (PDF) (Report). Muscle Shoals, Alabama: Southeastern Anthropological Institute. Funded by The National Park Service Challenge Cost Share Program.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
8. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Broomtown CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .
9. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Broomtown CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau .