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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.
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
 (2020)
 • Total 445
 • Density 127.36/sq mi (49.17/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36740
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.

History

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

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), 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
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

2020 census

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 Pop 2020 % 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%

Notable people

Gallery

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

  • FRONT AND RIGHT OF HOUSE. - Perrin-Willis House, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-WATSO,2-1

    Perrin-Willis House

  • SOUTH WEST ELEVATION (FRONT) - Virginia Glover House, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,5-1

    Virginia Glover House

  • FRONT VIEW, (EAST) SOUTH SIDE - The Tavern, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,4-1

    The Tavern

  • FRONT VIEW OF OLD SLAVE HOUSE - Strawberry Hill Plantation, U.S. Route 43, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK.V,2-10

    Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation

  • FRONT (SOUTH) AND WEST SIDE - Levy-Glover Store, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,6-1

    Levy-Glover Store

  • FRONT VIEW N.E. (PARSONAGE) - Methodist Parsonage, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,3-1

    Methodist parsonage

  • FRONT VIEW (south) - H. B. Brewer House, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,7-2

    H. B. Brewer House

See also

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