Reform, Alabama
| Reform | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Pickens County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°22′51″N 88°0′54″W / 33.38083°N 88.01500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pickens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8 sq mi (20.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8 sq mi (20.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,702 |
| • Density | 247.3/sq mi (94.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35481 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-64104 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0125544 |
Reform is a city in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,702, down from 1,978 in 2000.
Sparsely settled after statehood, Reform first received a post office in 1841. It wasn't incorporated until March 2, 1898, following the community getting train service via the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. According to tradition, the community was named from an incident when an evangelist paid the new settlement a visit, imploring the first settlers to "reform".
In May 1968, a mule train, part of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference sponsored Poor People's Campaign, stopped for two days in Reform before heading to Tuscaloosa, Alabama on its way to Washington, DC.
Reform is located at 33°22′51″N 88°0′54″W / 33.38083°N 88.01500°W (33.380835, -88.015022).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.1 square miles (21 km2), of which 8.0 square miles (21 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.37%) is water.
According to local tradition, the community was so named after a preacher refused to return until the townspeople reformed their ways.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 1,702 people residing in the town. 50.6% were White, 48.2% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.4% from some other race and 0.7% of two or more races. 0.9% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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