Centre, Alabama

Centre is a city in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 3,587. The city is the county seat of Cherokee County.  It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

Geography
Centre is located at 34°9'33.052" North, 85°40'29.071" West (34.159181, -85.674742).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of .   is land and  is water.

Education
The Cherokee County Board of Education provides public education for Centre. Schools in Centre include Cherokee County High School, Cherokee County Career and Technology Center, Centre Middle School, and Centre Elementary School.

Media
Radio Stations
WEIS 990 AM (Country)
WFXO 105.9 FM (Rock
WZTQ 1560 AM (Southern Gospel)

Newspaper
Cherokee County Herald (weekly)
The Post (weekly)

Recreation
Centre is located near Weiss Lake, a man-made reservoir and self-proclaimed "Crappie Capital of the World".

Notable residents
 John Ross, Cherokee leader
 John J. Pratt, inventor of the pterotype (1865), an early form of typewriter.

 References 

Category:Cities in Alabama
Category:County seats in Alabama
Category:1836 establishments in Alabama