Choccolocco, Alabama

Census-designated place & Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
33°39′33″N 85°42′13″W / 33.65917°N 85.70361°W / 33.65917; -85.70361CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyCalhounArea • Total11.78 sq mi (30.52 km2) • Land11.65 sq mi (30.16 km2) • Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)Elevation
679 ft (207 m)Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,838 • Density243.69/sq mi (94.09/km2)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
36207[2]
Area code(s)256 & 938GNIS feature ID159400[3]

Choccolocco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,804.[4] It was founded in 1832.

The name Choccolocco is an anglicization of the Creek words "chahko lago" ("big shoals") or "choko rakko" ("big house"); sources vary.[5][6]

The community gained brief notoriety in 2001 when The Daily Show aired a piece on the "Choccolocco Monster",[7] a part of local folklore concerning sightings of a mysterious creature in the area in the late 1960s. An October 2001 article in the Anniston Star newspaper revealed that the creature was, in fact, local resident Neal Williamson. As a teenager, Williamson would don his costume (consisting of a cow skull and a sheet) and gain the attention of passing cars by jumping out of the woods onto the roadside, often startling motorists.[8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000601—
20102,804366.6%
20202,8381.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

Choccolocco first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as a town, but did not appear again until 2010 when it was made a census-designated place (CDP).

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Choccolocco AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ "Choccolocco". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Choccolocco CDP, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  5. ^ "Choccolocco State Forest". Alabama Forestry Commission. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Choccolocco Alabama". Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Ghosts Near Mississippi | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
  8. ^ The Anniston Star - The Choccolocco Monster: Jokester reveals 32-year-old prank Archived November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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