Editing Carrollton, Alabama

{{Short description|City in and county seat of Pickens County, Alabama}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Carrollton, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Pickens County Courthouse 2.jpg
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|image_caption            = [[Pickens County Courthouse (Alabama)|Pickens County Courthouse]] in Carrollton
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|map_caption              = Location of Carrollton in Pickens County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Pickens County, Alabama|Pickens]]
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 2.08
|area_land_sq_mi          = 2.06
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
|elevation_ft             = 243
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1023
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 497.08
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35447
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
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|blank_info               = 01-12304
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|blank1_info              = 0135481
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 5.39
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|population_density_km2 = 191.88
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'''Carrollton''' is a city in and the county seat of [[Pickens County, Alabama|Pickens County]], [[Alabama]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> At the 2010 census the population was 1,019, up from 987 in 2000.<ref name="GR6"/> The [[Hugh Wilson Hill House]] / Kelly - Stone - Hill Place is a historic residence listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/73a16f3d-64d2-49e6-9225-d16568b65ffc</ref>

The [[Pickens County Courthouse (Alabama)|Pickens County Courthouse]] in the center of Carrollton was erected in 1877. The first courthouse in Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865, by troops of [[Union army|Union]] General [[John T. Croxton]]. A second courthouse was destroyed by a fire on November 16, 1876.

==History==
Incorporated in 1831, the town was named after [[Charles Carroll of Carrollton]], [[Maryland]], the only Roman Catholic and longest-living signer of the Declaration of Independence.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BhUhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DZsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6053%2C2838607 | title=Maryland patriot gave city name | work=The Tuscaloosa News | date=September 19, 1965 | access-date=May 28, 2015 | author=Watkins, Ed | pages=18}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Carrollton since 1831.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Pickens | title=Pickens County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref>

The county jail was located at the courthouse. The courthouse square was used frequently as a site for public [[Lynchings in the United States|lynchings by whites]] of African Americans, part of numerous efforts to suppress them during a time of high tensions as whites struggled for dominance. It was part of a program of intimidation and racial [[terrorism]], with these murders frequent in the decades on either side of the turn of the 20th century. Among the numerous African Americans lynched in Carrollton was John Gibson, hanged on August 28, 1907.<ref name="Gibson">{{cite news|title=Negro Lynched|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016943/1907-08-31/ed-1/seq-2/|access-date=December 16, 2017|publisher=Macon Beacon|date=August 31, 1907}}</ref> Pickens County had the fifth highest total of lynchings in Alabama, according to ''Lynching in America'' (2015, 3rd edition), published by the [[Equal Justice Initiative]].

==Geography==
Carrollton is located at {{coord|33|15|39|N|88|5|40|W|type:city}} (33.260858, -88.094452).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.96%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 394
|1880= 349
|1900= 278
|1910= 444
|1920= 564
|1930= 569
|1940= 626
|1950= 710
|1960= 894
|1970= 923
|1980= 1104
|1990= 1170
|2000= 987
|2010= 1019
|2020= 1023
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br>2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Carrollton racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0112304&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|479
|46.82%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|398
|38.91%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|1
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|2
|0.2%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|41
|4.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|102
|9.97%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,023 people, 353 households, and 218 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 1,019 people living in the town. 49.0% were [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 43.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.6% from some other race and 4.2% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 10.4% were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 987 people, 384 households, and 279 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|479.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 437 housing units at an average density of {{convert|212.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 53.39% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 44.58% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 1.93% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 384 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 28.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% 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 3.07.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 77.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,318, and the median income for a family was $29,612. Males had a median income of $30,833 versus $18,333 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $12,153. About 31.4% of families and 38.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 56.9% of those under age 18 and 26.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Pickens County Board of Education is located in Carrollton. Students in the area can attend Carrollton Elementary School for Grades K-6. Carrollton is also the home of the Pickens County Educational Center, a branch of [[Bevill State Community College]].

==Notable people==
*[[Hanley Funderburk]], president of [[Auburn University]] from 1980 to 1983
*[[Walter Jones (American football)|Walter Jones]], NFL All Pro football player and part of the NFL Hall of Fame
*[[John H. Kelly]], one of the youngest generals to die during the [[American Civil War]] at the age of 24
*[[Homer H. Norton]], head coach for [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] from 1934 to 1947. Inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]  in 1971.
*[[Lewis M. Stone]], lawyer and politician<ref>https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=37447</ref>
*[[Courtney Taylor (American football)|Courtney Taylor]], former [[Auburn University]] and [[Seattle Seahawks]] [[wide receiver]]

==Gallery==
Below are photographs taken in Carrollton as part of the [[Historic American Buildings Survey]] conducted during the Great Depression to document the buildings across the US:
<gallery>
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 14, 1937 SOUTH (FRONT) AND WEST ELEVATION - Phoenix Hotel, Phoenix Street, Carrollton, Pickens County, AL HABS ALA,54-CARL,2-1.tif|Phoenix Hotel
File:Historic American Buildings Survey Alex Bush, Photographer, April 15, 1937 SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATION - Methodist Episcopal Church, Tuscaloosa Street (State Highway 86), Carrollton, HABS ALA,54-CARL,3-1.tif|Methodist Episcopal Church
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book | author=Windham, Kathryn Tucker | title=13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey | publisher=Strode | year=1969 | isbn=0-87397-008-X}}

{{Coord|display=title|33.260858|-88.094452}}

{{Pickens County, Alabama}}
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[[Category:Towns in Pickens County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:County seats in Alabama]]