Ackerville is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1] Ackerville has one site included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Ackerville Baptist Church of Christ.
History
A post office was established at Ackerville in 1892 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[2] The community was named in honor of the Acker family of area residents.[3]
Geography
Ackerville is located at 32°01′48″N 87°03′58″W / 32.030°N 87.066°W and has an elevation of 285 feet (87 m).[1]
Demographics
Ackerville Precinct (1900-50)
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,376 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,240 | −9.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,291 | 4.1% | |
| 1930 | 500 | −61.3% | |
| 1940 | 459 | −8.2% | |
| 1950 | 398 | −13.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Ackerville village has never reported a population figure separately on the U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. However, the 19th precinct within Wilcox County bore its name from 1900 to 1950.[5] In the 1930[6] and 1940[7] returns, when the census recorded racial statistics for the precincts, both times reported a Black majority for the precinct. In 1960, the precincts were merged and/or reorganized into census divisions (as part of a general reorganization of counties) and it was consolidated into the census division of Pine Apple.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Snow Hill, Alabama". AL HomeTownLocator. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Wilcox County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ Minor civil divisions
- ^ Alabama
- ^ Alabama
- ^ Number of Inhabitants
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