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.
Choccolocco, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Location of Choccolocco in Calhoun County, Alabama. | |
  Choccolocco  Choccolocco | |
| Coordinates: 33°39′33″N 85°42′13″W / 33.65917°N 85.70361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Calhoun |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.78 sq mi (30.52 km2) |
| • Land | 11.65 sq mi (30.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,838 |
| • Density | 243.69/sq mi (94.09/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36207[2] |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 186300[3] |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 601 | — | |
| 2010 | 2,804 | 366.6% | |
| 2020 | 2,838 | 1.2% | |
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Choccolocco AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Choccolocco". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Choccolocco State Forest". Alabama Forestry Commission. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Choccolocco Alabama". Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ Ghosts Near Mississippi | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
- ^ The Anniston Star - The Choccolocco Monster: Jokester reveals 32-year-old prank Archived November 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
33°39′33″N 85°42′13″W / 33.65917°N 85.70361°W
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