City profile · Small City
Gadsden, Alabama
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Gadsden, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Craig Ford
- Role
- Commission Chair
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 38,978
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofgadsden.com/127/Mayors-Office ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofgadsden.com/127/Mayors-Office ↗
- City websitecityofgadsden.com ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Craig Ford CurrentCommission Chair · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 38,978
- Median household income
- $39,696
- Median age
- 39.7
- Land area
- 37.44 sq mi
- Population density
- 1,041.1 per sq mi
- County
- Etowah County
- Metro area
- Gadsden, AL
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$136M
- City hall phone
- (256) 549-4646
- Official website
- cityofgadsden.com ↗
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