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Name | Pike |
Alt names | Pike | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 31.817°N 85.95°W |
Located in | Alabama, United States (1821 - ) |
See also | Barbour, Alabama, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bullock, Alabama, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Butler, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crenshaw, Alabama, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Henry, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
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
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1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1830 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1833 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1881 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 7,108
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1840 | 10,108
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1850 | 15,920
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1860 | 24,435
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1870 | 17,423
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1880 | 20,640
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1890 | 24,423
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1900 | 29,172
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1910 | 30,815
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1920 | 31,631
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1930 | 32,240
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1940 | 32,493
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1950 | 30,608
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1960 | 25,987
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1970 | 25,038
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1980 | 28,050
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1990 | 27,595
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Pike County, Alabama, United States
Research Tips
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.
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