Forkland, Alabama
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Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 445.[1] It was incorporatedScript error: No such module "Unsubst". around 1974.[2]
History
Forkland has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, St. John's-In-The-Prairie, built in 1859, and two sites nearby, Rosemount and Thornhill.
Geography
Forkland is located in southern Greene County between the Black Warrior River Script error: No such module "convert". to the east and the Tombigbee River Script error: No such module "convert". to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee Script error: No such module "convert". to the south of Forkland, just north of Demopolis. U.S. Route 43 passes through Forkland, leading north Script error: No such module "convert". to Eutaw, the county seat, and south Script error: No such module "convert". to Demopolis.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forkland has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.32%, is water.[3]
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1880 | 205 | — | |
| 1970 | 304 | — | |
| 1980 | 429 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 667 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2000 | 629 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 649 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2020 | 445 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2010[5] 2020[6] | |||
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[5] | Pop 2020[6] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 77 | 43 | 11.86% | 9.66% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 563 | 391 | 86.75% | 87.87% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 1 | 2 | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 3 | 8 | 0.46% | 1.80% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5 | 1 | 0.77% | 0.22% |
| Total | 649 | 445 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 Census
As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 309 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. 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, born in Forkland, electric blues guitarist and songwriter
- Lloyd Leftwich, state senator during the Reconstruction era
Gallery
Photographs of Forkland structures were taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1933:
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Perrin-Willis House
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Virginia Glover House
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The Tavern
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Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation
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Levy-Glover Store
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Methodist parsonage
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H. B. Brewer House
References
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External links
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