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|official_name = Forkland, Alabama
|official_name = Forkland, Alabama
|settlement_type = [[Town]]
|settlement_type = [[Town]]
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|image_caption = [[St. John's-In-The-Prairie]]
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|elevation_ft = 151
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|population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]]
|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 649
|population_total = 445
|population_metro =
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|population_density_km2 = 65.86
|population_density_km2 = 49.17
|population_density_sq_mi = 170.58
|population_density_sq_mi = 127.36
|timezone = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|timezone = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset = -6
|utc_offset = -6
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|footnotes =
|website =
|website = https://www.forkland.com/
|pop_est_as_of = 2018
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|population_est = 596
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|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2018_Gazetteer/2018_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>
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'''Forkland''' is a town in [[Greene County, Alabama|Greene County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the 2010 census the population was 649.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0127376| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Forkland town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 28, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It was incorporated{{Clarify|date=September 2019}} around 1974.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142555/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19741231&id=B3g0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ep0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667,7241932&hl=en] </ref>
'''Forkland''' is a town in [[Greene County, Alabama|Greene County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the population was 445.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Forkland town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0127376|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref> It was incorporated{{Clarify|date=September 2019}} around 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19741231&id=B3g0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ep0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667,7241932&hl=en|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160306142555/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19741231&id=B3g0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ep0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667,7241932&hl=en|archive-date = March 6, 2016|title = The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Forkland has one site on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], [[St. John's-In-The-Prairie]], and two sites nearby, [[Rosemount (Forkland, Alabama)|Rosemount]] and [[Thornhill (Forkland, Alabama)|Thornhill]].
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 (Forkland, Alabama)|Rosemount]] and [[Thornhill (Forkland, Alabama)|Thornhill]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
Forkland is located in southern Greene County at {{Coord|32|38|52|N|87|52|2|W|type:city}} (32.647702, -87.867236),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> between the [[Black Warrior River]] {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the east and the [[Tombigbee River]] {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south of Forkland, just north of [[Demopolis, Alabama|Demopolis]]. [[U.S. Route 43]] passes through Forkland, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Eutaw, Alabama|Eutaw]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Demopolis.
Forkland is located in southern Greene County at {{Coord|32|38|52|N|87|52|2|W|type:city}} (32.647702, -87.867236),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> between the [[Black Warrior River]] {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the east and the [[Tombigbee River]] {{convert|2|mi|0}} to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee {{convert|9|mi|0}} to the south of Forkland, just north of [[Demopolis, Alabama|Demopolis]]. [[U.S. Route 43]] passes through Forkland, leading north {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Eutaw, Alabama|Eutaw]], the [[county seat]], and south {{convert|10|mi|0}} to Demopolis.


According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Forkland has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Forkland has a total area of {{convert|9.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.32%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0127376| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Forkland town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 28, 2016}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|2000= 629
|2000= 629
|2010= 649
|2010= 649
|2020= 445
|estyear=2018
|estyear=
|estimate=596
|estimate=
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 4, 2019}}</ref>
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archivedate=April 26, 2015}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 22, 2014|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014 }}</ref>
}}
}}


===2020 census===
⚫
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212221153/http://factfinder.census.gov/main.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-02-12 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=American FactFinder }}</ref> 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% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 89.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], and 0.16% from two or more races.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Forkland town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forkland town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0127376&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forkland town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0127376&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|77
|43
|11.86%
|9.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|563
|391
|86.75%
|87.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|2
|0.15%
|0.45%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|3
|8
|0.46%
|1.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5
|1
|0.77%
|0.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''649'''
|'''445'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}


===2000 Census===
There were 245 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were [[Marriage|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.
⚫
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|180.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 309 housing units at an average density of {{convert|88.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 10.65% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 89.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], and 0.16% from two or more races.


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.
There were 245 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were [[Marriage|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.
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.
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*[[Charlotte Durante]], first African American female city commissioner in [[Delray Beach, Florida]]
*[[Charlotte Durante]], first African American female city commissioner in [[Delray Beach, Florida]]
*[[Bobo Jenkins]], born in Forkland, [[electric blues]] guitarist and songwriter, who later owned his own [[recording studio]] and [[record label]] in Detroit
*[[Bobo Jenkins]], born in Forkland, [[electric blues]] guitarist and songwriter, who later owned his own [[recording studio]] and [[record label]] in Detroit
*[[Lloyd Leftwich]], state senator during the Reconstruction era


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
Below are photographs taken in Forkland as part of the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]]:
Photographs of Forkland structures were taken for the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] in 1933:
<gallery>
<gallery>
File: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
File: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

Latest revision as of 07:09, 20 September 2024

Forkland, Alabama
Town
St. John's-In-The-Prairie
St. John's-In-The-Prairie
Location of Forkland in Greene County, Alabama.
Location of Forkland in Greene County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°38′51″N 87°52′2″W / 32.64750°N 87.86722°W / 32.64750; -87.86722
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyGreene
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.51 sq mi (9.08 km2)
 • Land3.49 sq mi (9.05 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
151 ft (46 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
445
 • Density127.36/sq mi (49.17/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36740
Area code334
FIPS code01-27376
GNIS feature ID0118505
Websitehttps://www.forkland.com/

Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 445.[2] It was incorporated[clarification needed] around 1974.[3]

History

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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

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Forkland is located in southern Greene County at 32°38′52″N 87°52′2″W / 32.64778°N 87.86722°W / 32.64778; -87.86722 (32.647702, -87.867236),[4] between the Black Warrior River 4 miles (6 km) to the east and the Tombigbee River 2 miles (3 km) to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee 9 miles (14 km) to the south of Forkland, just north of Demopolis. U.S. Route 43 passes through Forkland, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Eutaw, the county seat, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Demopolis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forkland has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2), or 0.32%, is water.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880205—
1970304—
198042941.1%
199066755.5%
2000629−5.7%
20106493.2%
2020445−31.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2010[7] 2020[8]

2020 census

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Forkland town, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 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

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As of the census[9] of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.2 inhabitants 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

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Photographs of Forkland structures were taken for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1933:

  • Perrin-Willis House
    Perrin-Willis House
  • Virginia Glover House
    Virginia Glover House
  • The Tavern
    The Tavern
  • Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation
    Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation
  • Levy-Glover Store
    Levy-Glover Store
  • Methodist parsonage
    Methodist parsonage
  • H. B. Brewer House
    H. B. Brewer House

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Forkland town, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Forkland town, Alabama". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved October 28, 2016.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forkland town, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Forkland town, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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