Editing Pinckard, Alabama

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Pinckard, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|image_skyline            = Pinckard Alabama Street.jpg
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|image_caption            = Main Street in Pinckard
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|map_caption              = Location of Pinckard in Dale 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        = [[Dale County, Alabama|Dale]]
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|area_total_km2           = 13.84
|area_total_sq_mi         = 5.34
|area_land_km2            = 13.81
|area_land_sq_mi          = 5.33
|area_water_km2           = 0.02
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.01
|elevation_ft             = 348
|elevation_m              = 106
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 582
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|population_density_km2   = 42.13
|population_density_sq_mi = 109.13
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|31|18|46|N|85|32|45|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36371
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-59832
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0152908
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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>
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'''Pinckard''' is a town in [[Dale County, Alabama|Dale County]], [[Alabama]], United States. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 582. Pinckard incorporated in 1893<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bama.ua.edu/~rdobson/family/mater/geogentext.htm |title=Main Page of Geographic Genealogy |access-date=January 19, 2016 |archive-date=March 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330102515/http://bama.ua.edu/~rdobson/family/mater/geogentext.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and is part of the [[Dale County, Alabama|Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
Pinckard is located in southeastern Dale County at {{Coord|31|18|46|N|85|32|45|W|type:city}} (31.312803, -85.545713).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the east by the town of [[Midland City, Alabama|Midland City]] and to the northwest by the town of [[Newton, Alabama|Newton]]. The northeast border of Pinckard follows the northeast side of [[U.S. Route 231]], a four-lane highway which leads northwest to [[Ozark, Alabama|Ozark]], the [[county seat]], and southeast to [[Dothan, Alabama|Dothan]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the town of Pinckard has a total area of {{convert|13.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|km2|order=flip|2}}, or 0.16%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0159832| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pinckard town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 5, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 711
|1910= 541
|1920= 969
|1930= 633
|1940= 555
|1950= 515
|1960= 578
|1970= 609
|1980= 771
|1990= 618
|2000= 667
|2010= 647
|2020= 582
|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|accessdate=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|accessdate=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 667 people, 270 households, and 197 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|125.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 287 housing units at an average density of {{convert|53.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 78.56% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 17.84% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.75% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], and 2.70% from two or more races. 3.15% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 women age 18 and over, there were 92.9 men.

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 ==
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{{Coord|display=title|31.312803|-85.545713}}
{{Dale County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dale County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area]]