St. Clair County
St. Clair County population is 85,593. It has two county seats in Ashville and another in Pell City.
St. Clair County was established on November 20, 1818 by the Alabama Territory legislature by splitting the area from Shelby County. The county seat was incorporated and named “Ashville” in honor of John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was separated to establish Cherokee County and DeKalb County. In 1866, after the Civil War, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.
Cities: Ashville, Leeds, Moody, Pell City, Springville, Trussville
Towns: Argo, Branchville, Margaret, Odenville, Ragland, Riverside, Steele, Vincent
Communities: Cooks Springs, Cropwell, Hill Number 1, New London, Pinedale Shores, Wattsville, Whitney
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Ashville Ashville, in St. Clair County. This town is the county seat of St. Clair County along with Pell City. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 2,429. Ashville, AL, United States | |
Ashville AL Ashville is a city in and county seat of St. Clair County. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. Its population is 2,260. Ashville, AL, United States | |
Pell City Pell City is the county seat of St. Clair County along with Ashville. At the 2010 census, the city-limit population was 12,695. Pell City was founded in 1890 by railroad investors and named after Jonathan H. Pell of the Pell City Iron and Land Company, one of its financial backers. The city was incorporated on May 6, 1891, but nearly failed during the Panic of 1893. However, it was revived in 1902 when Sumter Cogswell built the Pell City Manufacturing Company, which subsequently became Avondale Mills, a major landmark of the town until Thunder Enterprises, a Tennessee company, bought the building and began dismantling the factory in 2008. Pell City, AL, United States |