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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 a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. 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. As of the 2010 census the population was 32,899. Its county seat is Troy.
History
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In 1819 the State of Alabama was admitted to the Union and was soon organized into counties. Pike County was named from general Zebulon Montgomery Pike of New Jersey, being one of the oldest counties, established on December 17, 1821. The Act of Legislature of Alabama of December 18, 1821 provided that until the Commissioners of the County of Pike should select a site for the seat of justice, the temporary seat was established at the house of Andrew Townsend in said county. Pike County comprised a large tract of country, so large that it was called the State of Pike, including a part of what is 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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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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