McCalla (sometimes misspelled Mc Calla) is a

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in Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties,

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, United States, southwest of Bessemer and the geographic terminus of the

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/ref> The community is named for Richard Calvin McCalla, a well known civil engineer, who served as chief engineer of several railroads throughout the South, including the Alabama and Chattanooga, the Tuscaloosa and Northern and the Knoxville and Ohio. He also served as surveyor of many of the rivers throughout the South.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 12,965 people residing in the CDP. Information on households and families is unavailable at the moment, but the totals will be added once those figures are released for McCalla.

Recreation

Tannehill State Park features a 19th-century blast furnace, the Iron and Steel Museum of Alabama, various historical buildings, rustic

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s, and a

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. The park also has a slave cemetery. The park is home to several festivals throughout the year, including the Southern

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Festival, the Down Home

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Festival, archery tournaments, a civil war reenactment, and other events.

Schools

The McCalla area is served by McAdory Elementary,McCalla Elementary, McAdory Middle, and McAdory High School .

Notable people

Chad Smith Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the drummer of the ...

Major League pitcher for the

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* Morris Higginbotham, head football coach for several high schools in the Birmingham area. *

Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and American football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football. Jackson's el ...

was raised in Martin Town, and went through the McAdory school system where he set state records in multiple sports. He is an American former professional baseball and football player and is the only athlete to be named an All-Star in two major American sports. *

Sherri Martel Sherry Schrull (née Russell; born February 8, 1958 – June 15, 2007) was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri. Martel began her professional wrestling career in the ...

, known as Sensational Sherri, was a professional wrestling valet who died in McCalla

References

Census-designated places in Alabama Census-designated places in Jefferson County, Alabama U.S. Route 11 {{JeffersonCountyAL-geo-stub