Carrollton, Alabama

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Carrollton
Pickens County Courthouse
Pickens County Courthouse
Location of Carrollton, Alabama
Pickens County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Carrollton Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Alabama
County : Pickens County
Coordinates : 33 ° 16 ′  N , 88 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 33 ° 16 ′  N , 88 ° 6 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 987 (status: 2000)
Population density : 186.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 5.4 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 5.3 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 74 m
Postal code : 35447
Area code : +1 205
FIPS : 01-12304
GNIS ID : 0135481

Carrollton is a town in Pickens County , Alabama . According to the 2000 census , Carrollton had 987 residents. The place is the administrative seat ( county seat ) of Pickens County . The total area of ​​Carrollton is 5.4 km². It is named after one of the founding fathers Charles Carroll .

Demographics

According to the 2000 census, Carrollton had 987 residents, spread across 284 households, including 279 families. The population density was thus 185 inhabitants per km². 53.4% ​​of the population were white and 44.6% were African American. Children under the age of 18 lived in 25.2% of households. The average income was 24,318 dollars per household, with 38.5% of the population below the poverty line lived.

Individual evidence

  1. Carrollton Town, Alabama , Datasheet with the results of the 2000 census at factfinder.census.gov .