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| Pike Road Town Hall | |
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Pike Road
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.9 sq mi (82.8 km2) |
| • Land | 31.6 sq mi (82.0 km2) |
| • Water | 00.3 sq mi (00.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,406 |
| • Density | 171.1/sq mi (65.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36064 |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-59760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0155197 |
| Website | http://www.pikeroad.us/ |
Pike Road is a city in Montgomery County, Alabama, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 310. The 2010 census indicated a population of 5406. It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Pike Road is located at (32.269660, -86.140167)[1].
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 31.9 square miles (83 km2), including .3 square miles (0.78 km2) of water.
Pike Road elects a mayor and a five-member town council every four years. The mayor and all council members are elected at-large. Pike Road's current mayor is Gordon Stone.
The current town council members are: Chris Dunn,Tommy Brassell, Betsy Atkins, Leroy Tolliver and Rob Steindorff. The Pike Road Town Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month as well as the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 a.m.
The Town of Pike Road, Alabama employs three full time staff members: Charlene Rabren- Town Clerk, Buddy Garland- Building and Planning Official, and Liz Scroggins- Project Manager. Patty Payne serves as the PRICE Foundation Coordinator (Pike Road Investment in Community and Education).
Sales tax is 8.75 percent (of which 4 percent goes to the State of Alabama and 2.5 percent goes to Montgomery County) , Income Tax Goes to United States Government.[2]
The United States Postal Service operates the Pike Road Post Office in the town limits.[3][4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 310 people, 110 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population has since grown as communities that were unincorporated joined Pike Road.
As of the 2010 U.S. census, there were 5,406 people residing in Pike Road with the town now having 1,933 households, and 1606 families. The town's population grew by 17 fold in the ten years since the 2000 census, making it one of the fastest growing incorporated places in Alabama with a population of over 5,000 in 2010.
The 2010 census population profile by race showed 68.5% White, 28.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian American, and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino persons of any race living within the town limits. Roughly 0.8% of the population was of two or more races.[1]
Pike Road is a part of Montgomery Public Schools.[3] On December 22, 2010 Pike Road established a Municipal School System. The first school, grades K-8, should open in the fall of 2015.
As of 2011 three middle schools, Carr,[6] McKee,[7] and Georgia Washington serve sections of Pike Road.[8]
By 1918 the residents of Pike Road acquired funds to establish the Pike Road Consolidated School, which opened in 1919. The school closed in 1970.[9]
The Pike Road Public Library of the Montgomery City-County Public Library is located in Pike Road.[3][10] It is located in the Pike Road Station shopping center near the intersection of Pike and Vaughn Roads.[11]
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