Sand Rock, Alabama

Sand Rock is a town in Cherokee and DeKalb counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. It incorporated in 1988. At the 2010 census the population was 560.HistoryA post office called Sand Rock was established in 1855, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903. Legend has it the city was named after a pioneer sat on a rock upon sandy ground.GeographySand Rock is located in western Cherokee County at 34°13'57.115" North, 85°46'13.516" West (34.232532, -85.770421), atop Lookout Mountain. A portion of the town extends north into DeKalb County. The town is bordered to the south by the town of Leesburg.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.3km2, all land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 509 people, 195 households, and 154 families residing in the town. The population density was 112.4 people per square mile (43.4/km²). There were 215 housing units at an average density of 47.5 per square mile (18.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.41% White, and 0.39% Black or African American.There were 195 households out of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.96.