Choccolocco, Alabama

Choccolocco, Alabama
—  Census-designated place  —
Choccolocco, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°39′33″N 85°42′13″W / 33.65917°N 85.70361°W / 33.65917; -85.70361
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Calhoun
Area[1]
– Total	11.737 sq mi (30.4 km2)
– Land	11.645 sq mi (30.2 km2)
– Water	0.092 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)[2]
– Total	2,804
– Density	238.9/sq mi (92.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	159400[3]

Choccolocco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,804.^[2] It was founded in 1832.

The community gained brief notoriety in 2001 when The Daily Show aired a piece on the "Choccolocco Monster",^[4] a part of local folklore concerning sightings of a mysterious creature in the area in the late 1960s. An October 2001 article in the Anniston Star newspaper revealed that the creature was, in fact, local resident Neal Williamson dressed in a cow skull and a sheet. As a teenager, Williamson would don his costume and gain the attention of passing cars by jumping out of the woods onto the roadside, often startling motorists.^[5]

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
3. ^ "Choccolocco". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:159400. 
4. ^ Ghosts Near Mississippi | The Daily Show | Comedy Central
5. ^ The Anniston Star - The Choccolocco Monster: Jokester reveals 32-year-old prank

Coordinates: 33°39′33″N 85°42′13″W / 33.65917°N 85.70361°W / 33.65917; -85.70361