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City of Hanceville Meet
Hanceville's Municipal Officials (Click images at left and below to enlarge in new window.) |
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Welcome to Hanceville! The City of Hanceville
was founded on May 28, 1879. Located in North-Central Alabama less than
10 miles from Interstate 65, Hanceville is the second largest city in
Cullman County, AL, with a population of around 3,000.
Governed by a Mayor and five-member City Council, Hanceville offers full police protection, fire protection and sanitation services to all of its citizens. Sewer services are also available. The City of Hanceville offers numerous annual events sponsored through various civic organizations. The Mud Creek Festival, an event that spotlights area High School marching bands, and the annual Christmas Parade sponsored by the Hanceville Civitan Club on the first Saturday in December are but a few of the events favored by locals. Hanceville School is a Class A accredited institution with elementary, middle and secondary schools. In the realm of higher education, Hanceville is home to Wallace State College, one of the finest community colleges in the southeast. WSC provides an opportunity for degree programs or technical training to over 7,000 students, and its library and recreational facilities are a huge asset to both students and the citizens of Hanceville. WSC's library offers the Family and Regional History Program, a genealogy program specializing in resource materials on Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. Wallace was the first non-Mormon institution to be allowed to become an LDS Family History Center. The City of Hanceville also has its own branch of the Cullman County Public Library System. A host of retail shopping outlets and restaurants are available in the city, as well as medical and dental offices, assisted living facilities and a nursing home. A 120-room motel will soon be constructed in the city as well. Several of the parks located in the City of Hanceville. Hanceville parks offer tennis courts, ball fields, a swimming pool, picnic pavilions, fishing, playground areas and a walking trail for citizens to enjoy. Hanceville offers many opportunities for industrial development, including sites adjoining the Louisiana Pacific Corporation in the Hanceville Industrial Park. Industries like Louisiana Pacific help boost Hanceville's economy and provide jobs for its citizens. Mother Angelica of the EWTN Network chose to locate Our Lady of the Angels Monastery just outside of Hanceville, nestled in the rolling hills of Cullman County. Hanceville has a humid-temperate climate with rainfall distributed evenly, throughout the year. The yearly average temperature is 61 degrees Fahrenheit with the annual rainfall being 56 inches. In the winter, the average temperature is 44 degrees and the rainfall is 16 inches. The average temperature in the spring is 60 degrees, while summer averages in at 77 degrees and fall at 62 degrees. Fall is the driest time of the year with rainfall reaching slightly more than 10 inches. For more information on Hanceville, contact the City of Hanceville at 112 Main Street SE, Hanceville, AL 35077 or by calling (256) 352-9830. You may also contact the Cullman Area Chamber of Commerce at 211 Second Avenue NE, Cullman, AL 35055 or at (256) 734-0454; or contact the Cullman County Economic Development Office at 611 First Avenue SW, Cullman, AL 35055 or at (256) 775-4696.
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