Editing Pine Apple, Alabama

{{Short description|Town in the United States}}
{{for|the fruit|pineapple}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Pine Apple, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|map_caption              = Location of Pine Apple in Wilcox 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        = [[Wilcox County, Alabama|Wilcox]]
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|area_total_km2           = 8.03
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.10
|area_land_km2            = 8.03
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.10
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_ft             = 302
|elevation_m              = 92
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 143
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|population_density_km2   = 17.81
|population_density_sq_mi = 46.13
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 36768
|area_code                = [[Area code 251|251]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-59880
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0152909
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'''Pine Apple''' is a town in [[Wilcox County, Alabama|Wilcox County]], [[Alabama]], United States. It incorporated in 1872.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3031|title=Pine Apple}}</ref> Per the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 143.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pine Apple town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US0159880|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>  It has two places on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the [[Hawthorne House (Pine Apple, Alabama)|Hawthorne House]] and the [[Pine Apple Historic District]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>

==History==
Pine Apple was originally called Friendship, and under the latter name was laid out in 1825.<ref name="News">{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9xQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pRUGAAAAIBAJ&pg=1212%2C209765 | title=Pine Apple, Alabama Announced Front Poarch [sic] Tour | work=Thomasville News | date=March 8, 2006 | access-date=May 29, 2015 | pages=3}}</ref> The present name was given in 1852 on account of there being pine and apple groves near the town site.<ref name="News" />

==Geography==
Pine Apple is located at {{coord|31|52|4|N|86|59|15|W|type:city}} (31.867882, -86.987624).<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|3.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 358
|1890= 520
|1900= 623
|1910= 627
|1920= 464
|1930= 438
|1940= 455
|1950= 445
|1960= 355
|1970= 347
|1980= 298
|1990= 365
|2000= 145
|2010= 132
|2020= 143
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Pine Hill town, Alabama – Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pine Hill town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0160240&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pine Hill town, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US0160240&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|97
|91
|73.48%
|63.64%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|32
|44
|24.24%
|30.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|0.76%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1
|0
|0.76%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1
|2
|0.76%
|1.40%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|0.00%
|0.70%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|1.40%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|0
|3
|0.00%
|2.10%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''132'''
|'''143'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 Census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 145 people, 65 households, and 44 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|46.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 101 housing units at an average density of {{convert|32.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 62.76% White, 36.55% Black or African American, and 0.69% from two or more races.<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 the 65 households 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 32.3% of households were one person and 18.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.

The age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 27.6% 65 or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median household income was $35,625 and the median family income  was $44,583. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,876. There were 7.7% of families and 15.8% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 35.9% of under eighteens and 14.3% of those over 64.

==Education==
The sole school district in the county is the [[Wilcox County School District (Alabama)|Wilcox County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01131_wilcox/DC20SD_C01131.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wilcox County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01131_wilcox/DC20SD_C01131_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> The sole comprehensive high school of the district is [[Wilcox Central High School]].

== Notable people ==
*[[Fred Cone (American football)|Fred Cone]] - a former [[running back]] in the [[National Football League|NFL]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Dallas Cowboys]].
*[[Kenneth R. Giddens]] - Broadcaster and [[Voice of America]] executive.
*[[Philemon T. Herbert]] - former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[California]]

==References==
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{{Coord|display=title|31.867882|-86.987624}}
{{Wilcox County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Towns in Wilcox County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:1825 establishments in Alabama]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1825]]