Forkland is a town in Greene County,

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 445. It was incorporated around 1974.

History

Forkland has one site on the

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, 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 (32.647702, -87.867236), between the

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to the east and the

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to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee to the south of Forkland, just north of Demopolis. U.S. Route 43 passes through Forkland, leading north to Eutaw, the

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, and south to Demopolis. According to the

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, Forkland has a total area of , of which , or 0.32%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

2000 Census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 10.65%

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, 89.19%

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, and 0.16% from two or more races. There were 245 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% were

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living together, 27.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.32. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $18,698, and the median income for a family was $22,115. Males had a median income of $24,375 versus $16,544 for females. The

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for the town was $9,314. About 29.5% of families and 31.5% of the population were below the

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, including 38.2% of those under age 18 and 31.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

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, former NFL player * Charlotte Durante, first African American female city commissioner in

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* Bobo Jenkins, born in Forkland,

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guitarist and songwriter, who later owned his own

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and

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in Detroit * Lloyd Leftwich, state senator during the Reconstruction era

Gallery

Photographs of Forkland structures were taken for the

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in 1933: File:FRONT AND RIGHT OF HOUSE. - Perrin-Willis House, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-WATSO,2-1.tif, Perrin-Willis House File:SOUTH WEST ELEVATION (FRONT) - Virginia Glover House, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,5-1.tif, Virginia Glover House File:FRONT VIEW, (EAST) SOUTH SIDE - The Tavern, County Road 19, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,4-1.tif, The Tavern File:FRONT VIEW OF OLD SLAVE HOUSE - Strawberry Hill Plantation, U.S. Route 43, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK.V,2-10.tif, Old slave house at Strawberry Hill Plantation File:FRONT (SOUTH) AND WEST SIDE - Levy-Glover Store, County Roads 19 and 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,6-1.tif, Levy-Glover Store File:FRONT VIEW N.E. (PARSONAGE) - Methodist Parsonage, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,3-1.tif, Methodist parsonage File:FRONT VIEW (south) - H. B. Brewer House, County Road 4, Forkland, Greene County, AL HABS ALA,32-FORK,7-2.tif, H. B. Brewer House

References

External links

Forkland.com
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