Cullman is a city in Cullman County, State of Alabama. Cullman is located along Interstate 65, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Birmingham, and about 55 miles (89 km) south of Huntsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's estimate in 2010 this city has a population of about 14,775 people Cullman is the county seat of Cullman County, Alabama.
Cullman is located on top of Brindley Mountain plateau at 34°10′39″N 86°50′42″W. This is a close offshoot of the long geographic ridge called Sand Mountain, a southmost extension of the Appalachian Mountains. The elevation is 826 feet (252 m), close to the watershed between the Tennessee River and the Black Warrior River. Cullman provides its own town water supply from a city-owned lake within the city limits, Lake Catoma.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.1 square miles (49 km2). 18.3 square miles (47 km2) of this is land, with water making up 4.5%, or 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2).
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