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Hartselle is a city in Morgan County, in the Decatur metro area.

The community was named for George Hartselle, a founder.

The latitude of Hartselle is 34.443N. The longitude is -86.935W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 676 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 12,557.


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$40,461
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$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census Bureau
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Established in 1870 along the South and North Alabama Railroad.
Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 6. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.5 per 1,000 people.
Hartselle received national attention for a 1926 bank heist in which the robbers cut the phone lines and set off nitroglycerin blasts.
Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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8% of Hartselle residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hartselle ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hartselle was $20,727, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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19% of Hartselle residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Hartselle, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $320.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $812.


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Libraries in Hartselle include Hartselle Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Hartselle include Hartselle Enquirer

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Morgan County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hartselle political report.

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The average commute time for Hartselle workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Hartselle between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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