Town in Alabama, United States
Cusseta is a town[ 3] in Chambers County , Alabama , United States. Situated between Opelika and Lanett , it was named for the ancient Creek Indian town of Cusseta . As of the 2010 census , its population was 123.[ 4]
Pat Garrett , the lawman famed for killing the outlaw Billy the Kid , was born near Cusseta in 1850.
The community was believed to be unincorporated until 2006, when rediscovered documents indicated that Cusseta had been incorporated as a city in 1853. As the community diminished in size over the years, its status was forgotten.[ 5]
Demographics
Historical population
Census Pop. Note %±
2010 123 — 2020 152 23.6%
See also
References
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files" . United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021 .
^ "Cusseta" . Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior .
^ "Chambers County Plan, 2011" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016 .
^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011 .
^ Brock Parker, "Cusseta: Alabama's Forgotten City," September 23, 2006, available at WTVM.com
^ "U.S. Decennial Census" . Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013 .
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013" . Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014 .
32°47′05″N 85°18′21″W / 32.78472°N 85.30583°W / 32.78472; -85.30583