Forkland, Alabama
| Forkland, Alabama | |
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| Location in Greene County and the state of Alabama Location in Greene County and the state of Alabama |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) |
| • Land | 3.5 sq mi (9 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 629 |
| • Density | 179.7/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36740 |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-27376 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0118505 |
Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 629.
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History
Forkland has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, St. John's-In-The-Prairie, and two sites nearby, Rosemount and Thornhill.
Geography
Forkland is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (32.647702, -87.867236).[1]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) of it is land and 0.29% is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 205 | — | |
| 1980 | 429 | — | |
| 1990 | 667 | 55.5% | |
| 2000 | 629 | −5.7% | |
| 2010 | 649 | 3.2% | |
| Est. 2014 | 606 | [2] | −6.6% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 2013 Estimate[4] |
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As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.2 people per square mile (69.6/km²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 88.5 per square mile (34.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 10.65% White, 89.19% Black or African American, and 0.16% from two or more races.
There were 245 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were married couples living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $18,698, and the median income for a family was $22,115. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $16,544 for females. The per capita income for the town was $9,314. About 29.5% of families and 31.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 31.0% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Maxie Baughan, former NFL player
- Charlotte Durante, first African American female city commissioner in Delray Beach, Florida
- Bobo Jenkins - (January 7, 1916 – August 14, 1984) was born in Forkland. He was an electric blues guitarist and songwriter, who later owned his own recording studio and record label in Detroit.
Annual Festivals
- Bama Bike Fest, Motorcycle riders national and international festival
Gallery
Below are photographs taken in Forkland as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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FRONT AND RIGHT OF HOUSE. - Perrin-Willis House, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-WATSO,2-1.tif
Perrin-Willis House
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SOUTH WEST ELEVATION (FRONT) - Virginia Glover House, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,5-1.tif
Virginia Glover House
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FRONT VIEW, (EAST) SOUTH SIDE - The Tavern, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,4-1.tif
The Tavern
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FRONT VIEW OF OLD SLAVE HOUSE - Strawberry Hill Plantation, U.S. Route 43, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK.V,2-10.tif
Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation
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FRONT (SOUTH) AND WEST SIDE - Levy-Glover Store, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,6-1.tif
Levy-Glover Store
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FRONT VIEW N.E. (PARSONAGE) - Methodist Parsonage, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,3-1.tif
Methodist parsonage
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FRONT VIEW (south) - H. B. Brewer House, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,7-2.tif
H. B. Brewer House
External links
References
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