McCalla is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

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

McCalla first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, 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 cabins, 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 Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who is the drummer of the rock band the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Smith has played with the Chili Peppers since 1988, appearing on ten of the band's studio albums and becoming the band's lo ...

Major League pitcher for the

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* Morris Higginbotham, head football coach for several high schools in the Birmingham area. * Bo Jackson 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 Lynn Schrull (née Russell; 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 t ...

, 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