Cardiff, Alabama
Cardiff is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States west of Gardendale. At the 2010 census the population was 55, placing it as the least-populated incorporated area in Jefferson County. It is named after the capital of Wales. It is one of four Jefferson County cities named after cities in Great Britain, the others being Birmingham, Leeds and Brighton. Geography Cardiff is located at (33.645384, −86.932965). on Five Mile Creek, a tributary of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River. It is immediately downstream of Brookside. The region is part of the Cumberland Plateau, with shallow but deeply incised stream valleys dissecting sedimentary rock, including significant seams of bituminous coal. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 82 people, 33 households, and 26 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 38 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 93.90% White and 6.10% Black or African American. There were 33 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married