Pleasant Grove

City of Pleasant Grove
Incorporated	1937
Population	9,983
Mayor	Jerry Brasseale
School district	Jefferson County Schools
Government	Pleasant Grove City Council Pleasant Grove Fire Department Pleasant Grove Police Department
Web site	cityofpg.com
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Pleasant Grove (incorporated in January 1937) is a city of 9,983 on 8.8 square miles in western Jefferson County, north of Hueytown. The community was originally known as Frog Pond, and was renamed for Pleasant Grove Baptist Church before 1884.

The community incorporated in order to be able to apply for federal funding for a municipal water system and many wells had been drained as a result of coal mining operations in the area. The first mayor, W. P. Stone was appointed.

Its post office (35127) was established in 1949. The Pleasant Grove Library opened in 1973. The city is served by Jefferson County Schools and helped fund the construction of Pleasant Grove Elementary School, Pleasant Grove Junior High School, and Pleasant Grove High School.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,983 people, 3,570 households, and 2,909 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,129.9/mi². There were 3,717 housing units at an average density of 420.7/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 85% White and 14% African American.

There were 3,570 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $52,776, and the median income for a family was $59,132. Males had a median income of $38,544 versus $28,519 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,774. About 3.2% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 3,697 homes in Pleasant Grove and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $141,450, a 4.6% increase since 2006.

Government

The city is governed by a mayor, currently Jerry Brasseale, and five-member council. All city officials are elected to four-year terms on leap years. The council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at Pleasant Grove City Hall. Council members as of the 2008 election are James Mosely, William Bullion, Terrie Hicks, Phillip Houston and Paula Johnson.

Robert Knight is the city's Director of Public Safety.

External links

• City of Pleasant Grove official website

References

• Pleasant Grove, Alabama. (April 29, 2007). [1] Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed April 30, 2007.
• Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X