Tarrant, Alabama

Tarrant is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, bordering Birmingham's north side. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,124. It is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company, "the largest single producer of foundry coke in the U.S.".

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.63%) is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tarrant has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Tarrant city, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!% 2000

!% 2010

|White alone (NH)

|5,510

|2,349

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,523

|78.47%

|36.72%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.87%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,306

|3,330

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,098

|18.60%

|52.06%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |50.59%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|25

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12

|0.36%

|0.39%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%

|Asian alone (NH)

|10

|18

|style='background: #ffffe6; |31

|0.14%

|0.28%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|20

|style='background: #ffffe6; |63

|0.01%

|0.31%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.03%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |23

|0.01%

|0.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|49

|74

|style='background: #ffffe6; |155

|0.70%

|1.16%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.53%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|120

|578

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,219

|1.71%

|9.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.91%

|Total

|7,022

|6,397

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,124

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,124 people and 2,313 households in the city, including 1,203 families. The median age was 36.7 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 88.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males age 18 and over.

99.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.8% lived in rural areas.

Of the city's 2,313 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.0% were married-couple households, 23.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 43.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Tarrant has a new City Hall that opened in 2021 located at 1133 East Lake Boulevard, next to Kessler's Pharmacy. The previous city hall, located at 1604 Pinson Valley Parkway, has been sold to Fitzgerald Peterbilt of Birmingham, a truck dealership.

Tarrant has full-time police and fire departments. Both departments are located within the Tarrant Public Safety Building located at 2593 Commerce Circle.

History

A contest was held to name the new town in 1915. Several people suggested Tarrant in honor of Benjamin Tarrant, who had lived in this community most of his life. Other sources claim the city was named for Felix I. Tarrant, President of National Cast Iron Pipe Company, which built the first major industrial plant in the area in 1912. On August 17, 1918, Tarrant became an incorporated city. Its first mayor was George Washington Thomason. The first census was taken in 1920 and gave Tarrant City a population of 734. From its incorporation until the 1980s, the community went by Tarrant City until it was shortened to Tarrant by the 1990 U.S. Census.

Economy

The town is home to the ABC Coke plant owned by the Drummond Company.