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Pickensville, Alabama
Town
Pickensville Historic District
Pickensville Historic District
Location of Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama.
Location of Pickensville in Pickens County, Alabama.
Country United States
State Alabama
County Pickens
Area
 • Total 10.06 sq mi (26.05 km2)
 • Land 7.77 sq mi (20.13 km2)
 • Water 2.29 sq mi (5.92 km2)
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 557
 • Density 71.66/sq mi (27.67/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35447
Area code(s) 205 and 659
FIPS code 01-59592
GNIS feature ID 0152888

Pickensville is a small town located in Pickens County, Alabama, in the United States. In 2020, about 557 people lived there.

The town was first officially set up in 1839. Before that, it was briefly the first county seat for Pickens County. A county seat is the main town where the county government is located. Later, in the early 1830s, Carrollton became the new county seat.

After 1920, Pickensville's official town status ended for a while. It wasn't until 1970 that it became an incorporated town again.

Town Geography

Pickensville is located in the western part of Alabama. You can find it at these coordinates: 33°13′50″N 88°16′21″W / 33.23056°N 88.27250°W / 33.23056; -88.27250.

The town covers a total area of about 10 square miles (26 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 7.8 square miles (20.1 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 2.3 square miles (5.9 square kilometers), is water.

Town Population

This section shows how the number of people living in Pickensville has changed over many years.

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1850 276 —
1880 264 —
1900 241 —
1910 214 −11.2%
1920 158 −26.2%
1970 132 —
1980 132 0.0%
1990 169 28.0%
2000 662 291.7%
2010 608 −8.2%
2020 557 −8.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
2013 Estimate

Population in 2020

In 2020, the 2020 United States census counted 557 people living in Pickensville. There were 309 households and 198 families in the town.

The population was made up of different groups:

  • About 37% of the people were White (non-Hispanic).
  • About 61% were Black or African American (non-Hispanic).
  • A small number were Native American or of mixed race.
  • Less than 1% were Hispanic or Latino.

Population in 2010

According to the 2010 United States Census, there were 608 people living in Pickensville.

  • About 63.5% of the people were African American.
  • About 36.2% were White.
  • A very small number, about 0.3%, were Native American.

Arts and Culture

Montgomery on the Apalachicola
The snagboat Montgomery, now located at the Tom Bevill Museum in Pickensville

Pickensville is home to the Tom Bevill Visitors Center and Museum. This center is a building that looks like an old plantation mansion. It is located near the Tombigbee River.

The museum has exhibits about the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. This waterway is a large canal system that connects rivers. The center is named after Tom Bevill, who was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He helped get money for the waterway project.

You can also see the Montgomery at the museum. This is a restored boat from 1925 called a "snagboat." Snagboats were used to remove logs and other debris from rivers to keep them clear for boats. The Montgomery is now a museum ship that visitors can explore.

Education in Pickensville

Pickensville once had a school for girls called the Pickensville Female Institute. It was started in 1848 but is no longer open.

Famous People from Pickensville

Several notable people have connections to Pickensville:

  • Lincoln Clark: He was a member of the Alabama legislature and worked as a lawyer in Pickensville.
  • Harvey Butler Fergusson: A lawyer and politician.
  • Dwayne Ijames: A professional defensive back in football.
  • William Belton Murrah: A Presbyterian minister from the 19th century.
  • Jacob H. Sharp: He was born in Pickensville in 1833 and became a Confederate general during the Civil War. He grew up in Mississippi.

Historic Photos of Pickensville

Below are photographs taken in Pickensville in April 1937. These photos were part of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) during the Great Depression. They show what some of the buildings looked like back then.

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 14, 1937 EAST (FRONT) ELEVATION - Doctor Wilkins House, State Highways 14 and 86 vicinity, Pickensville, Pickens HABS ALA,54-PICK,3-1

    Doctor Wilkins House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 14, 1937 SOUTH ELEVATION - Henry Williams Saunders House, Bonner Mill Road and Ferguson Street, Pickensville, HABS ALA,54-PICK,6-1

    Henry Williams Saunders House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 13, 1937 FRONT (WEST) ELEVATION FROM SOUTH WEST - Ferguson-Long House, Chopitoulas Street (State Highway 14), HABS ALA,54-PICK,4-1

    Ferguson-Long House

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 13, 1937 SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION - Baptist Church, Bonner Mill Road, Pickensville, Pickens County, AL HABS ALA,54-PICK,2-1

    Baptist Church

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 13, 1937 FRONT (WEST) AND SOUTH ELEVATION - Pickensville Methodist Church, Ferguson Street and Chopitoolas HABS ALA,54-PICK,5-1

    Pickensville Methodist Church

See also

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