Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 445. It was incorporated around 1974.
Name: | Forkland town |
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LSAD Code: | 43 |
LSAD Description: | town (suffix) |
State: | Alabama |
County: | Greene County |
Elevation: | 151 ft (46 m) |
Total Area: | 3.51 sq mi (9.08 km²) |
Land Area: | 3.49 sq mi (9.05 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) |
Total Population: | 445 |
Population Density: | 127.36/sq mi (49.17/km²) |
ZIP code: | 36740 |
Area code: | 334 |
FIPS code: | 0127376 |
GNISfeature ID: | 0118505 |
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History
Forkland has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, St. John’s-In-The-Prairie, built in 1859, and two sites nearby, Rosemount and Thornhill.
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Geography
Forkland is located in southern Greene County at 32°38′52″N 87°52′2″W / 32.64778°N 87.86722°W / 32.64778; -87.86722 (32.647702, -87.867236), between the Black Warrior River 4 miles (6 km) to the east and the Tombigbee River 2 miles (3 km) to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee 9 miles (14 km) to the south of Forkland, just north of Demopolis. U.S. Route 43 passes through Forkland, leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Eutaw, the county seat, and south 10 miles (16 km) to Demopolis.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forkland has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km), of which 0.01 square miles (0.03 km), or 0.32%, is water.
See also
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