Pike Road, Alabama

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Pike Road, Alabama
Town
Pike Road Alabama Town Hall.JPG
Pike Road Town Hall
Montgomery County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Pike Road Highlighted 0159760.svg
Coordinates: 32°16′11″N86°8′25″W / 32.26972°N 86.14028°W / 32.26972; -86.14028
CountryUnited States
State Alabama
County Montgomery
Founded1815(209 years ago) (1815)
Incorporated 1997(27 years ago) (1997)
Government
 •  Mayor Gordon Stone
Area
[1]
 •  Town 34.32 sq mi (88.88 km2)
 • Land34.02 sq mi (88.10 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 •  Town 9,439
 • Estimate 
(2022) [3]
10,701
 • Density277.49/sq mi (107.14/km2)
 •  Metro
385,460 (US: 143rd)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36064
Area code 334
FIPS code 01-59760
GNIS feature ID0155197
Website www.pikeroad.us

Pike Road is a town in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,439, [2] up from 5,406 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Montgomery metropolitan area.

Contents

Pike Road was founded in 1815. Pike Road was incorporated in 1997. [4]

Geography

Pike Road is located in east-central Montgomery County at 32°16′11″N86°8′25″W / 32.26972°N 86.14028°W / 32.26972; -86.14028 (32.269660, -86.140167). [5] It is bordered to the north by the city of Montgomery, the state capital. U.S. Routes 82 and 231 pass through the town together as Troy Highway, which leads northwest 12 miles (19 km) to the center of Montgomery. The two highways diverge southeast of Pike Road, with US 82 leading east-southeast 33 miles (53 km) to Union Springs and US 231 leading south 35 miles (56 km) to Troy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town of Pike Road has a total area of 34.3 square miles (89 km2), including 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of water, comprising 0.88% of the total area. [1]

Government

Pike Road elects a mayor and a five-member town council every four years. The mayor and all council members are elected at-large. Pike Road's current mayor is Gordon Stone.

The current town council members are: Chris Dunn, Angie Bradsher, Chris Myers, Doug Fuhrman and Rob Steindorff. The Pike Road Town Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Monday of each month as well as the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 a.m. Meetings are held in the council chamber at Pike Road Town Hall (9575 Vaughn Road).

The Town of Pike Road, Alabama employs four full-time staff members, two part-time staff members and utilizes contractors to fulfill other staff needs.

Sales tax is 8.75 percent, of which 4 percent goes to the State of Alabama and 2.5 percent goes to Montgomery County. Income tax goes to the United States Government. [6]

The United States Postal Service operates the Pike Road Post Office in the town limits. [7] [8]

Demographics

Pike Road Post Office Pike Road Alabama Post Office.JPG
Pike Road Post Office
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2000 310—
2010 5,4061,643.9%
2020 9,43974.6%
2022 (est.)10,701 [3] 13.4%
U.S. Decennial Census [9]
2020 Census [2]

2020 census

Pike Road Racial Composition [10]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (NH)5,38561.6%
Black or African American (NH)2,97030.6%
Native American (NH)130.3%
Asian (NH)5486.4%
Pacific Islander (NH)30.0%
Other/Mixed (NH)361.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2321.7%

As of the census of 2020, there were 9,439 people, 3,415 households, 3,093 families in the city.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,406 people residing in Pike Road with the town now having 1,933 households, and 1606 families. The town's population grew almost 20-fold since the 2000 census, making it one of the fastest growing incorporated places in Alabama with a population of over 5,000 in 2010.

The 2010 census population profile by race showed 68.5% White, 28.7% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.4% Asian American, and 1.3% Hispanic or Latino persons of any race living within the town limits. Roughly 0.8% of the population was of two or more races.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 310 people, 110 households, and 95 families residing in the town. The population has since grown as communities that were unincorporated joined Pike Road.

Education

Primary and secondary schools

The Pike Road Branch Library is located adjacent to the Pike Road Town Hall at 9585 Vaughn Rd. Pike Road Alabama Branch Library.JPG
The Pike Road Branch Library is located adjacent to the Pike Road Town Hall at 9585 Vaughn Rd.

In 1918, the residents of Pike Road acquired funds to establish the Pike Road Consolidated School, which opened in 1919. The school closed in 1970. [11]

On December 22, 2010, Pike Road established a municipal school system, Pike Road Schools.[ citation needed ] On August 13, 2015, the Pike Road Board of Education opened the doors to its first school as part of its own independent school district. [12] This first school, Pike Road School, served kindergarten to 8th-grade students. Overcrowding in the schools was an issue from the onset, as the population growth of the Town out-paced the school board's ability to acquire new school buildings or build their own schools. The district's second school, The Pike Road Historic School was renovated and opened in 2017. Pike Road's third school, Pike Road High School, was established at the Georgia Washington Middle School Campus (acquired from Montgomery Public Schools) in 2018. The high school has a full varsity athletics program which is a member of the Alabama High School Athletics Association.[ citation needed ]

Public libraries

The Pike Road Public Library of the Montgomery City-County Public Library is located in Pike Road. [7] [13] It is located in the Pike Road Station shopping center near the intersection of Pike and Vaughn Roads. [14]

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pike Road".
  5. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "ADOR - Local Sales, Use, Lodgings, Rental Tax Rates". Alabama Department of Revenue. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
  7. 1 2 "Pike Road Town Limits Map." Town of Pike Road. Retrieved on March 4, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Post Office™ Location - PIKE ROAD." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on March 4, 2011. "1320 PIKE RD PIKE ROAD, AL 36064-9998."
  9. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  10. ↑ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pike Road town, Alabama".
  11. ↑ "The Story of Pike Road." Town of Pike Road. Retrieved on March 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ Davis, Bethany (August 14, 2015). "Brand new Pike Road School opens to students". WSFA.com. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Pike Road Public Library." Montgomery City-County Public Library. Retrieved on March 4, 2011. "9585 Vaughn Rd, Pike Road, AL, 36064-2292"
  14. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions." Town of Pike Road. Retrieved on March 4, 2011.

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