Pickensville, Alabama
| Pickensville, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location of Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama. |
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| Coordinates: 33°13′50″N 88°16′21″W / 33.23056°N 88.27250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pickens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.06 sq mi (26.05 km2) |
| • Land | 7.73 sq mi (20.01 km2) |
| • Water | 2.33 sq mi (6.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 608 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 574 |
| • Density | 74.28/sq mi (28.68/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| FIPS code | 01-59592 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0152888 |
Pickensville is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 608, down from 662 in 2000. It was initially incorporated in 1839 (although two other sources claim 1825 and 1835) and briefly served as the first county seat of Pickens County until it moved to Carrollton in the early 1830s. According to the U.S. Census, its incorporation lapsed after 1920 and it did not reappear again on the rolls until 1970.
Pickensville is located at 33°13′50″N 88°16′21″W / 33.23056°N 88.27250°W (33.230693, -88.272554).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.0 square miles (26 km2), of which 7.8 square miles (20 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (22.73%) is water.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 608 people residing in the town. 63.5% were African American, 36.2% White and 0.3% Native American.
As of the census of 2000, there were 662 people, 255 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 85.4 people per square mile (33.0/km²). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 50.6 per square mile (19.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 35.35% White, 62.99% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races.
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