Chelsea, Alabama

Back to Chelsea, AL housing info, Shelby County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.   Submit pictures of this town Current weather forecast for Chelsea, AL Population (year 2000): 2,949 Males: 1,466   (49.7%) Females: 1,483   (50.3%) Shelby County Median resident age:   34.4 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35043. Estimated median household income in 2005: $73,800 (it was $67,083 in 2000) Chelsea   $73,800 Alabama:   $36,879 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $222,800 (it was $187,700 in 2000) Chelsea   $222,800 Alabama:   $97,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 35043 Chelsea, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Morningstar Mother's Day Out Quiznos Sub Forest Parks Petsitting Happy Paws Pet Services Races in Chelsea: White Non-Hispanic (96.3%) American Indian (1.3%) Hispanic (0.8%) Black (0.8%) Two or more races (0.8%) Other race (0.6%) Recent posts about Chelsea, Alabama on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Chelsea is mentioned 101 times on our forum: Chelsea  (3 replies) Chelsea vs. Helena vs. Trussville  (30 replies) Chelsea, Alabaster or ????  (3 replies) Chelsea Alabama ????  (20 replies) Chelsea, Alabaster, Pelham?  (8 replies) Do you know Chelsea? Good place for Families?  (7 replies) Latest news from Chelsea, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (25.3%), German (9.9%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (3.5%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 03/01/1996 Land area: 10.0 square miles. Population density: 294 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Chelsea, Alabama

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Chelsea-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Chelsea town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 23.0 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Political contributions by individuals in Chelsea, AL

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Notable locations in Chelsea: Narrows, The (A), Indian Hills Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Chelsea include: Chelsea Church (A), Pleasant Valley Church (B), Liberty Church (C), Mount Signal Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Quinn Cemetery (1), Pleasant Valley Cemetery (2), Liberty Cemetery (3), Mount Signal Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Lenora Lake (A), Gizella, Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Creek (A), Cooper Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Chelsea: Yellowleaf Game Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Chelsea Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.9 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This town:	7.2%
Whole state:	16.1%

This town:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

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11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.63%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($140 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.06%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Jefferson County, AL	5.13% ($55,359 average AGI)
from Chilton County, AL	0.32% ($32,155)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($44,264)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($136 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.04%
Alabama average:	0.06%

to Jefferson County, AL	3.28% ($55,697 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.34% ($43,185)
to Chilton County, AL	0.33% ($36,223)