PHIL CAMPBELL

COMMUNITY LINKS

Dismals Canyon

Northwest Community College

    Phil Campbell was the first city or town in the state of Alabama to be named after and individual using the first and last name of that individual. In the 1880's a railroad company was laying track from Florence to Birmingham, Alabama and the rail lines passed through this part of the country. A local land owner contacted the Project Engineer of the railroad construction crew and promised any community that developed around a sidetrack and depot that was adjacent to his land, would be named after the engineer. the sidetrack was laid and the depot built, and in 1911 the town of Phil Campbell was incorporated in honor of Mr. Phil Campbell, the Project Engineer.
    The town lies in the hill country between the Shoals area and Birmingham. Its scenic beauty and rural atmosphere make it an ideal place to visit and to live. The town is located in some of the country's best hunting and fishing areas. Phil Campbell is the home of the Dismal Canyon. Dismals Canyon, brooding, mysterious, steeped in a legend and filled with natural phenomenon is featured in Reader's Digest's "Off The Beaten Path" as one of America's most interesting and still un-crowded places to visit.
    Named by the first settlers who were both fascinated and awed by this wild canyon, visitors step back to the time when the earth was clean and the water was clear. Aside from the necessary clearing of the trails, the area is now, as it has been for centuries, completely natural.
    Phil Campbell is also home to Northwest-Shoals Community College; Alabama's first Junior College founded in 1963 as Northwest Alabama State Junior College to provide access to post secondary education for citizens of the rural counties of northwest Alabama. it was the first public junior college in the Alabama College System and was accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges in 1967. the Phil Campbell campus is located approximately 35 miles south of the Shoals campus, with easy access from either U.S. Highway 43 or Alabama Highway 13. Located on a scenic 101 acres, one miles southwest of the town of Phil Campbell, the campus has 8 separate buildings which provide the full range of academic and student services, technical programs and many community services.
    Phil Campbell nestled in the hills of southern Franklin County has many things to offer and is growing along with the rest of Franklin County

    COMMUNITY PROFILE

City Name: Phil Campbell

Population: 1400

County Name: Franklin

    LOCATION AND TRANSPORTATION

Commercial Airline : no

Nearest Regional Airport: Muscle Shoals

Distance to: 25 mi.

Interstate Highways : no

If no, then distance to interstate highways: 70 mi.

Four Lane Highways : no

State Highways : Hwy 5 and 13

Distance to...

Atlanta: 241 mi.

Birmingham: 115 mi.

Mobile: 400 mi.

Nashville: 180 mi.

Nearest Coastal City (Name/Distance): Gulf Shoars, 350 mi.

Public Transportation : yes

    LOCAL TAXES

Property Taxes on $100,000 Home with Homestead Exemption: $300.00

Total Millage Rate: 0.0430

Sales Tax (Total): 8%

Automobile Tax & Tag: $62.58

    HOUSING COSTS

Approximate cost of 1,800 sq.ft. home with two car garage - 5 to 10 yrs old: $75,000.00-$100,000.00

Approximate cost of 1,800 sq.ft. home with two car garage - new: $90,000.00+

Florence metro. area MSA: 93.9    

    UTILITIES/SERVICES

Public Water : yes

Cost per 1000 gallons: $15.00 for first 3000 gallons. $2 for per gallon after that.

Public Sewer : yes

If yes, Approximate percent of community with sewage service: 1/3

Cost of Sewage Service: $10.00 for 3000 gallons. $1.50 for additional 1000 gallons

Electricity, Cost per 1000kwh:

Garbage Service Cost: $10.00

Number of Pick ups per Week: 1

Cost for Basic Cable TV Service: $36.00

Number of Channels: 37

Percent of community coverage: 70%

    HEALTH CARE

Number of Physicians...

    City: 1

Number of hospital Beds:

    City: none

Nursing Home Facilities: none

Assisted Living Facilities: none

Regional Health Care Center : no

    MILITARY POSTS

Military Posts : no

Name/Distance to: n/a

Public Library : no

RELIGION

Places of Worship: 75

Denominations: 9

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Post/Secondary Institutions : yes