Forkland Town, Alabama

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Forkland Town is a United States town located in the Greene County, Alabama, United States. Forkland Town had an official population of 629 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 592, It is Alabama's 160th smallest by population . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.5 sq mi (9.06 kmē), of which, 3.49 square miles (9.04 kmē) of it is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 kmē) of it is water, it is the 302nd largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 162 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.2 people per square mile (69.58/kmē), making its Alabama's 132nd least densely populated town. There were 309 housing units at an average density of 88.5 per square mile (34.17/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.57 persons, and the average family size was 3.32 persons. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 31.8% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.3 males. The median age was 33.9 years, The median age of males and females living in Forkland Town was 29.5 and 36 years respectively. The racial makeup of the town was 10.65% White, 89.19% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.16% from two or more races and 0% Other races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $18698, it is the 38th lowest town by median household income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The median income for a family in the town was $22115, it is Alabama's 27th poorest town by median family income. The per capita income for the town was $9314, it is the 20th lowest town by per capita income in the U.S. state of Alabama. The median income was $15658, The median income for males was $20221 versus $13375 for females.

In 2000, 180 pupils and students, of which 86 are male and 94 are female, 28.62% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 14 nursery or pri school, 13 kindergarten, 86 elementary school, 51 high school and 16 College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	629
April 2000 Estimate	629
July 2000 Estimate	628
July 2001 Estimate	627
July 2002 Estimate	626
July 2003 Estimate	618
July 2004 Estimate	608
July 2005 Estimate	606
July 2006 Estimate	588
July 2007 Estimate	593
July 2008 Estimate	592

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	7	7	14
Kindergarten	6	7	13
Elementary school	53	33	86
High school	20	31	51
College or graduate school	0	16	16

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Forkland town, Alabama	$18698	$22115	$9314
Greene County, Alabama	$19819	$24604	$13686
Alabama, United States	$34135	$41657	$18189
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587