Pickensville, Alabama

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Pickensville is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 662.

[edit] Geography

Pickensville is located at 33°13′50″N, 88°16′21″W (33.230693, -88.272554)^GR1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²). 20.1 km² (7.8 mi²) of it is land and 5.9 km² (2.3 mi²) of it (22.73%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 662 people, 255 households, and 182 families residing in the town. The population density was 33.0/km² (85.4/mi²). There were 392 housing units at an average density of 19.5/km² (50.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 35.35% White, 62.99% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% from other races, and 1.21% from two or more races.

There were 255 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,357, and the median income for a family was $28,036. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $22,955 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,575. About 29.2% of families and 34.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 43.6% of those under age 18 and 53.2% of those age 65 or over.