Centre, Alabama

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gadsden. It is located about 22 miles [35 km] to the southwest of Centre and has a population of 38,978 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Rome (GA). It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the east of Centre and has a population of 34,980 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Albertville	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	19,794	14.77% increase
	Anniston	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
	Arab	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	7,924	10.45% increase
	Boaz	W	27 mi [43.45 km]	8,349	12.66% increase
	Fort Payne	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	14,061	8.68% increase
	Guntersville	NW	36 mi [57.9 km]	8,422	13.89% increase
	Jacksonville	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	10,077	19.91% increase
	Oxford	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	20,622	41.32% increase
	Rainbow City	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	9,324	10.63% increase
	Scottsboro	NW	40 mi [64.4 km]	14,994	1.57% increase
	Southside	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	8,407	19.49% increase
	Calhoun (GA)	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	14,807	38.81% increase
	Cartersville (GA)	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	19,010	19.37% increase
	Cedartown (GA)	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	10,123	6.9% increase
	La Fayette (GA)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	7,536	12.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cedar Bluff	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,652	12.61% increase
	Cobb City	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Collinsville	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,693	2.98% increase
	Crossville	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	1,506	5.24% increase
	Dawson	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Dog Town	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Gaylesville	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	142	1.43% increase
	Glencoe	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	5,377	4.37% increase
	Hokes Bluff	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,450	7.25% increase
	Leesburg	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	821	2.75% increase
	Mount Vernon	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Piedmont	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,964	3.05% decrease
	Pine Ridge	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	260	7% increase
	Sand Rock	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	521	2.36% increase
	Cave Spring (GA)	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,051	7.79% increase

Cherokee County

Centre is located in Cherokee County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee: DeKalb, Cleburne, Calhoun, Etowah, Chattooga (GA), Floyd (GA) and Polk (GA).

While not sharing a border with Cherokee, the counties of Marshall and Haralson (GA) are close to Centre.

Below are counties that are near Centre (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Centre:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Centre
	Blount County	W	Altoona	37 miles [59 km]
	Calhoun County	S	Knightens Crossroads	13 miles [20 km]
	Cleburne County	SE	Borden Springs	19 miles [30 km]
	DeKalb County	NW	Mount Vernon	11 miles [17 km]
	Etowah County	SW	Ballplay	10 miles [16 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Bellview	30 miles [48 km]
	Marshall County	W	Marshall	27 miles [43 km]
	Saint Clair County	SW	Greensport Ferry	31 miles [49 km]
	Tallapoosa County	S	Obed	35 miles [56 km]
	Bartow County (GA)	E	Crossroads (GA)	37 miles [59 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<3>

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