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Country
  
United States

County
  
Dale

FIPS code
  
01-59832

Elevation
  
106 m

Population
  
641 (2013)

Area code
  
334

State
  
Alabama

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
0152908

Zip code
  
36371

Local time
  
Sunday 9:00 PM

Pinckard, Alabama

Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 38% Humidity

Area
  
13.83 km² (13.8 km² Land / 2 ha Water)

Pinckard is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 647. Pinckard incorporated in 1893 and is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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Map of Pinckard, AL, USA

Geography

Pinckard is located in southeastern Dale County at 31°18′46″N 85°32′45″W (31.312803, -85.545713). It is bordered to the east by the town of Midland City and to the northwest by the town of Newton. The northeast border of Pinckard follows the northeast side of U.S. Route 231, a four-lane highway which leads northwest to Ozark, the county seat, and southeast to Dothan.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Pinckard has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.16%, is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 667 people, 270 households, and 197 families residing in the town. The population density was 125.0 people per square mile (48.2/km²). There were 287 housing units at an average density of 53.8 per square mile (20.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 78.56% White, 17.84% Black or African American, 0.75% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 2.70% from two or more races. 3.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 270 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town, the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $41,176. Males had a median income of $27,083 versus $18,036 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,214. About 5.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 14.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

Pinckard, Alabama Wikipedia