ZIP Code 35981

Ider is located at 34°4214N 85°4026W (34.703941, -85.673983) The town is situated atop Sand Mountain, a few miles west of the Alabama-Georgia state line. At the 2020 census, the population was 735. The town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km²), all land. Alabama State Route 75 and Alabama State Road 117 intersect in Ider. Ider hosts three annual parades: Mule Day, Homecoming, and Christmas Parade. The Ider Public Library is located in the town's central business district. It is a member of the DeKalb County School System. It has a public library, which is open to the public. It also holds a horse and mule horse and tractor festival each year on Labor Day. It holds a Christmas Parade every year on December 25. It was founded in 1973 by a group of Ider Homemakers Club members who wanted to create a community library. The first librarian was a woman with a degree in Library Science who volunteered many hours to organize the library. It's located at 10808 AL HWY 75 (34°42 14N 85 °4026 W), in the center of the town, near the junction of State Routes 75 and 117. The population was 664 at the census of 2000, and 723 at the 2010 census. The racial and ethnic composition of the population is 93.2% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% black or African American, 4.0% Native American, 2.1% from two or more races and 0.1%.

Geography

Ider is located at 34°4214N 85°4026W (34.703941, -85.673983). The town is situated atop Sand Mountain, a few miles west of the Alabama-Georgia state line. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14 km²), all land. Alabama State Route 75 andAlabama State Route 117 intersect in Ider. The town's population is 2,816. It is located on the Alabama/Georgia border. It has a population of 2,715. It was founded in the early 1900s, and was named after the town of Ider, Alabama, which is located in the same region of the state. Ider is a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama and is located near the Georgia-Alabama state line, near the junction of Alabama and Georgia State Routes 75 and 117. It also has a small population of about 1,000. It lies at the base of Sand Mountain and is known for its whitewashed homes. It's located at the foot of the mountain, and is surrounded by pine and oak trees. The population is about 2,800. It had a population in the 1950s, when it was first founded. It grew to about 3,000 in the 1960s. The current population is around 2,500. It sits at the top of the Sand Mountain in the southern part of Alabama.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census Ider had a population of 723. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 93.2% non-Hispanic white, 0.6% black or African American, 4.0% Native American, and 0.1% Hispanic or Latino or any race. The median income for a household in the town was $27,563, and the median incomes for a family was $36,146. The per capita income for the town is $15,040. The town is located on the U.S. Census Bureau's American West Coast Ranges, and is located near the junction of the New Mexico and Texas states of Wyo. and Wyo.-Laurel. It is the only town in the state to have a post-secondary degree from the University of Wisconsin-Ipswich. It was the first town to be added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1881. The state's first post-post-secondary school was opened in 1883. It has been the site of the town's only high school since 1885. It also has the only post- secondary school in the U.-S. that is still open today. The school was closed in the 1990s because of the construction of a new post-high school, which was built in the early 1990s. The post-graduate program was also shut down in the late 1990s due to a lack of funding. In the 2000 census, there were 664 people, 282 households, and 192 families residing in Ider. There were 310 housing units at an average density of 57.1 per square mile (22.0/km²).

Education

The Ider Homemakers Club came up with the idea of creating a community library around 1994. The Ider City Council facilitated the successful applications for county and state grants for funding the creation and operation of the new community facility. The regulations stated that someone with a degree in Library Science had to set up the library. Mrs. Virginia Adams was the first librarian. Ider High School is a member of the DeKalb County School System. The library is located at 10808 AL HWY 75 in Ider, Alabama.

Culture and tourism

Ider hosts three annual parades. The Mule Day Parade takes place in September on Labor Day. The Homecoming Parade usually takes place during the month of October. The Christmas parade takes place every year in December. Ider Town Park has a lighted walking trail, a picnic area, tennis courts, baseball fields, a playground, and a stage. The Ider High School Band is part of the Christmas Parade. The Town Park also has a tennis court, baseball field, playground, a stage, and an antique tractor and car show. The town is home to the Ider Junior High School football team, which plays its Homecoming game in October. It is also home to Ider Middle School, where the football team plays their Homecoming games in October and November. It also hosts a number of other activities, such as a horse and mule pull and a car show, as well as a festival known as Mules Day on September 4. The city is also known for its horseback riding, which takes place on September 6 and 7 each year. It has a large number of historical sites, including the town hall, the town square, and the town cemetery. It was the site of the first U.S. Civil War Battle of Ider, which took place in 1864. It's also the location of the town's first post office, which was established in 1872. It still has a post office and a postmaster. It hosts a lot of festivals, including Mule day and Christmas.

Notable person

Todd Greeson is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives since 1998. He is known for his work on the state's budget. He also served as a state senator from 1982 to 1988. He was elected to the House in 1998 and served until 2011. He has served in the House since 1998 and was elected in 2000. He served his first term in the state Senate in 2002. He lost his re-election bid in 2010. He currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee. He previously served on the Senate Appropriations Committee from 2003 to 2010. His wife, Amy, is a former state senator. She served as the Senate majority leader in the 1990s and has served since 2010. She is married to former state Sen. Bob Greesan. She has served as an Alabama state senator since 2001 and is currently serving her third term. She was first elected in 2002 and served her first term as a senator in 2007. She lost her seat in the Senate in 2010 and has since served two terms in the State House. She also served a second term as the House majority leader from 2007 to 2011. Her husband, Bob, served his third term as state senator and is serving his fourth term as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Her son, Todd, was also a state legislator. She died in 2011 and is survived by his wife and two daughters. She had a son and two step-daughters. She currently serves as the chairwoman of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Ider, DeKalb County, Alabama = 62.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 85. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Ider = 5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,296 individuals with a median age of 40.7 age the population grows by 7.98% in Ider, DeKalb County, Alabama population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 135.38 residents per square mile of area (52.28/km²). There are average 2.35 people per household in the 306 households with an average household income of $31,059 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.40% of the available work force and has dropped -15.20% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by -4.80%. The number of physicians in Ider per 100,000 population = 62.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Ider = 56 inches and the annual snowfall = 5.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 208. 88 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 26.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 39, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Ider, DeKalb County, Alabama which are owned by the occupant = 70.06%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 31 years with median home cost = $81,280 and home appreciation of -1.08%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $2.96 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,284 per student. There are 16.6 students for each teacher in the school, 375 students for each Librarian and 420 students for each Counselor. 5.67% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 2.23% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.24% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).