Altoona, Alabama

• Altoona woman killed in wreck
  

  A woman died from a wreck on Highway 431 in Etowah County. According to Alabama State Troopers, the crash happened Sunday, February 7, 2010, about 11:25pm CT, 2 miles north of Attalla.

• 2 arrested trying to steal 4-wheeler
  

  Etowah County authorities arrested two men allegedly caught trying to steal a four-wheeler in Altoona early Monday morning.

• Boaz Council OKs one-time pay raise
  

  The Boaz City Council unanimously passed a one-time pay raise for all employees just in time for the holidays during a meeting Monday night at the Boaz Senior Center.

• Coming Soon
  

  Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3:05 p.m. Applications and fees are due no later than Nov.

• Coming Soon
  

  Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:38 p.m. All veterans or family representatives of deceased veterans are invited to attend Geraldine High School's 35th annual Veterans Day program at 10 a.m. Nov.

• $40,000 in property stolen
  

  Etowah County authorities charged a Boaz man with burglary and an Altoona woman with receiving stolen property on the same day, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.

• Lattie Goss Stamps
  

  Lattie Goss Stamps, 91, of Boaz, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, at Shepherd's Cove - Hospice of Marshall County.

• SSCC summer graduates
  

  Published: Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. Snead State Community College recently announced the students who earned their degrees or certificates during the Summer 2009 semester.

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City Description

Altoona is a town in Etowah (and a small portion of Blount) County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is part of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 984. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 970. Altoona is located at 34°1′45″N 86°19′14″W / 34.02917°N 86.32056°W / 34.02917; -86.32056 (34.029259, -86.320687). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.8 km²) of it is land and 0.26% is water. . As of the census of 2000, there were 984 people, 397 households, and 271 families residing in the town. The population density was 258.7 people per square mile (100.0/km²). There were 437 housing units at an average density of 114.9/sq mi (44.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.43% White, 2.54% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.91% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. 2.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 397 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female

City Contained By:

• Etowah County
• Blount County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 9.86785470038 km squared

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