Clanton, Alabama
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Clanton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 35045. It stands on Black Snake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clanton West quadrangle. 8,768 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
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On record in Clanton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Gragg Field Historic Districtlisted 2004
Population over time
3 figuresClanton grew from 623 to 8,768 between 1890 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 623 | |
| 2010 | 8,619 | |
| 2020 | 8,768 | +149 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Montgomery quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Clanton West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Clanton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
269 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 269 fires within 5 miles of Clanton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 843 acres in total. None started naturally. 32 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 118 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 73 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 6 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 13 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190906-6 |
| 29 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20190929-6 |
| 29 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.1 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
42 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clanton in 42 storm reports between 1996 and 2022: 24 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 lightning, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Clanton | $200,000 | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $90,000 | What was believed to be a downburst damaged a number of structures and downed trees and power lines in central Chilton County between Clanton and Thorsby around New Salem Church and Collins Chapel. Two mobile homes were destroyed, five mobile homes were damaged, at least eight permanent homes were damaged, two vehicles were damaged, and a number of trees were down. Three poles along a major power line were also downed forcing US 31 traffic to be rerouted for several hours. The damage area was surveyed by NWS meteorologists and the damage pattern was consistent with straight-line wind. |
| March 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Clanton | $35,000 | The tornado touched down just northwest of the city limits of Clanton, near the intersection of CR-406 and CR-53. From there it moved east-northeast into the northern part of the city, and lifted just after crossing US-31 west of the hospital. At least five structures received damage, with much of it consisting of shingles being blown off. One garage and a gazebo were heavily damaged, and one large storage building was totally destroyed with debris scattered nearly 1 1/2 miles downstream. Eight to 10 hardwood trees were uprooted and 6 to 9 smaller hard and soft wood trees were snapped. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $25,000 | The roof of a storage trailer was blown off, a tree fell on a car, and a wooden storage shed was destroyed. |
| February 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $20,000 | A few trees were blown down in and around the city of Clanton. One tree fell on a home in Clanton, causing moderate roof damage. One light pole was knocked over in the Chilton Mart Shopping Center. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $12,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were down in Clanton, leaving about 5000 people without power for several hours. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Clanton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $8,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down in the Fairview area. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Clanton | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Clanton | $6,000 | Golf ball size hail was reported by Alabama State Troopers south of Clanton. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $6,000 | Pea size hail was reported in Clanton. A few trees were also blown down in Clanton, and one home had it's car port torn off. |
| August 1997 | Lightning | Clanton | $6,000 | Lightning struck Adair Middle School's chimney and knocked out the schools intercom system and all but one of the schools phones. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down throughout central Chilton County. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $5,000 | Shingles were blown off the roof of a motel. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down near Clanton. The storm also caused some minor street flooding in Clanton but all roads remained passable. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $5,000 | Trees were down along Hwy 22, near the Coosa county line. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $5,000 | Trees were down along Hwy 145, north of Clanton. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Clanton | $3,000 | Lightning apparently struck two houses about 600 yards apart in Clanton on 7th Street North and 10th Street North during a thunderstorm. Damage was believed to be minimal. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down just south of Clanton. A few trees and power lines were also knocked down near Verbena. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down near mile marker 210 on Interstate 65. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Clanton on Highway 22 between 10th and 11th Streets. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $2,000 | Trees were blown down and blocked AL-22, just west of the Clanton city limits. The blocked road caused a traffic accident, but there were no injuries. Time estimated. |
| August 2003 | Lightning | Clanton | $2,000 | The Enterprise Fire Department was dispatched to the 2000 block of CR 431 to investigate smoke in a house after it was apparently struck by lightning. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $1,000 | A few trees were knocked down in Clanton. |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | $1,000 | Trees were blown down along SR 22 near Clanton. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Clanton | - | Several reports of quarter size hail in Clanton. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | - | Multiple reports of uprooted trees in the city of Clanton. |
| January 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Clanton. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | - | Several trees uprooted in the city of Clanton. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clanton | - | Several trees uprooted and large section of a roof torn off a building in downtown Clanton. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Clanton | - | Penny size hail was reported just outside Clanton near CR 37. |
| March 2005 | Hail | Clanton | - | Penny size hail was observed just west of Clanton. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Clanton | - | Dime size was reported near Clanton. |
| April 1998 | Hail | Clanton | - | Dime size hail was reported in Pleasant Grove. |
| February 1998 | Hail | Clanton | - | Dime size hail was reported near Hill Trinity Church west of Clanton. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Clanton | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Clanton | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Clanton | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Clanton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Clanton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79364 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 157918. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






