Place:Pike, Alabama, United States

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Pike County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009. Its county seat is Troy. Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, an explorer who led an expedition to southern Colorado and discovered Pikes Peak in 1806.

Pike County comprises the Troy, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Between the years of 1763 and 1783 the area that is now Pike County was part of the colony of British West Florida. After 1783 the region fell under the jurisdiction of the newly created United States of America. In 1819 the State of Alabama was admitted to the Union and was soon organized into counties. Named after General Zebulon Montgomery Pike of New Jersey, Pike County was one of the oldest in the state, organized on December 17, 1821. The temporary county seat was established at the house of Andrew Townsend. Pike County comprised a large tract of country, so large that it was called the State of Pike, including a part of what are now Crenshaw, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, and Barbour counties, and extended to the Chattahoochie River on the east.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1821 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1833 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1870 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1881 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1830 7,108
1840 10,108
1850 15,920
1860 24,435
1870 17,423
1880 20,640
1890 24,423
1900 29,172
1910 30,815
1920 31,631
1930 32,240
1940 32,493
1950 30,608
1960 25,987
1970 25,038
1980 28,050
1990 27,595

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Pike County, Alabama, United States

Research Tips

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A logical place to begin the research of your Pike County ancestors is the Troy Public Library. They have a significant genealogical collection. Location and contact information is:

300 North Three Notch St. Troy, AL 36081 Troy, AL 36801 Phone Number: 3345661314

At the date of this edit, the library link wasn't working.