Forkland, Alabama facts for kids
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Forkland, Alabama
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St. John's-In-The-Prairie
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Location of Forkland in Greene County, Alabama.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.51 sq mi (9.08 km2) |
| • Land | 3.49 sq mi (9.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 445 |
| • Density | 127.36/sq mi (49.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
36740
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| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-27376 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0118505 |
Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 445. It was incorporated around 1974.
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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 in southern Greene County at 32°38′52″N 87°52′2″W / 32.64778°N 87.86722°W (32.647702, -87.867236), 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.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 205 | — | |
| 1970 | 304 | — | |
| 1980 | 429 | 41.1% | |
| 1990 | 667 | 55.5% | |
| 2000 | 629 | −5.7% | |
| 2010 | 649 | 3.2% | |
| 2020 | 445 | −31.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| 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/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% |
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 can be of any race.
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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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
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, who later owned his own recording studio and record label in Detroit
- Lloyd Leftwich, state senator during the Reconstruction era
See also
In Spanish: Forkland para niños
