Bug Tussle is a rural district in
Cullman County
Cullman County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,866. Its county seat and largest city is Cullman. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann.
Cu ...
,
Alabama. It is located near the Cullman County and
Walker County border. It is close to
Bremen, Alabama
Bremen is an unincorporated town in Cullman County, Alabama, United States.
History
The Bremen community was founded with the name ''Empire'' in 1860. In order to prevent confusion with Empire in Walker County, the name was changed in 1879 by ...
and
Lewis Smith Lake, along
Alabama Highway 69 and
Alabama State Route 91, and is southwest of the city of
Cullman.
Bug Tussle got its name after an early settler climbed a nearby mountain and said the people below looked like "bugs tussling".
Geography
Bug Tussle is located at . According to the
U.S. Census Bureau the land area of the CCD is about 148.16 square miles (88.9 km²).
Transportation
*
State Route 69
Route 69, or Highway 69, may refer to:
International
* European route E69
Australia
* Appin Road
Canada
* Alberta Highway 69
* Ontario Highway 69
China
* G69 Expressway
Finland
* Finnish national road 69
India
* National Highway 69 (Ind ...
*
State Route 91
Demographics
According to the
2000 census, the Bug Tussle/Bremen
census county division (which also included
Colony, part of
Dodge City, and part of
Good Hope) had a population of 8,198 with a
population density of about 33.2/km² (55.3/sq mi). There were 3,158 households and 2,488 families in the CCD. The racial makeup of the CCD was 92.6%
White, 5.98%
Black, <1% from
other races, and <1% from two or more races. <1% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. The median age of the CCD was 37.3. 24.5% of the population were under age 18, 8.5% were age 18 to 24, 28.8% were age 25 to 44, 26.1% were age 45 to 64, and 12% were age 65 or older. There were 101.4 males for every 100 females in the CCD.
Education
*Cold Springs Elementary: K-6
*
Cold Springs High School
Cold Springs High School is a public high school in Bremen, Alabama, United States. They educate grades
Grade most commonly refers to:
* Grade (education), a measurement of a student's performance
* Grade, the number of the year a student has re ...
: 7-p012
Tourist attractions, recreation, and places/points of interest
*
Lewis Smith Lake
References
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Unincorporated communities in Cullman County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama