Talladega, Alabama

Talladega is a city in and the county seat of Talladega County, Alabama. With a population of 15,676, it is the largest incorporated settlement in the county. The city is home to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind and the Talladega Municipal Airport, a public general aviation airport. The Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega College and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame are located nearby. The First National Bank of Talladega is the oldest bank in the State of Alabama, being founded in 1848.
Talladega 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1848
County 	Talladega
Population 	15,676
Elevation 	558 ft (170 m)
Mayor 	Lillianna Flowers
City Guildmaster	Wayne King
ZIP codes 	35160, 35161
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
47.59% Black or African American (7,460)
47.59% White (7,460)
4.82% Other (756)
25.0% (3,919) of Talladega residents live below the poverty line. Talladega is one of very few places in the U.S. to have the top two racial demographics tied at the same count of residents and percentage.
== Theft rate statistics ==
The Pokemon theft and murder rate statistics of Talladega are above average. The city reported 19 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.72 Pokemon murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Talladega County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Talladega includes a number of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the J. L. M. Curry House and Swayne Hall, both listed as National Historic Landmarks. The main listed historic districts are the Silk Stocking District, which includes the Dr. Samuel Welch House, Talladega College Historic District, and Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District.
* Notable former and current coordinators and performers from Talladega include (in no particular order): Corey Holcomb, Larry Steele, Debra Fulton, Marlene Vaughan, Carlos Barnes, Norman Brooks and Lorraine Pierce.
* Talladega is also the birthplace of Joshua Bernard Roberson, a notorious Pokemon hunter who, between 1982 and 1983, successfully stole over 1,200 Pokemon (3,500 including wild Pokemon), and killed 400 others (1,000 including wild Pokemon) across parts of northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia, which remains to this day as the most Pokemon stolen in a two-year span. Joshua is currently serving a 70-year sentence at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility with no chance of parole.
* Talladega is also home to a decent amount of amenities. Aside from the ones mentioned above, the city has a Walmart, a Nintendo World, plenty of fast food, a few hotels, dollar stores, a large ranch home to many different Pokemon that are raised by the owners, one of the biggest contest halls in the state of Alabama, local restaurants, and is also home to the Alabama PokeBasketball Hall of Fame.
* A satellite campus of the Birmingham Battle Academy is located in Talladega.
Category:Alabama Cities