Forkland, Alabama

Forkland is a town in Greene County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 649. It was incorporated around 1974.HistoryForkland has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, St. John's-In-The-Prairie, and two sites nearby, Rosemount and Thornhill.GeographyForkland is located in southern Greene County at, between the Black Warrior River 4mi to the east and the Tombigbee River 2mi to the west. The Black Warrior joins the Tombigbee 9mi to the south of Forkland, just north of Demopolis. U.S. Route 43 passes through Forkland, leading north to Eutaw, the county seat, and south 10mi to Demopolis.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Forkland has a total area of 9.1km2, of which 0.03km2, or 0.32%, is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 629 people, 245 households, and 161 families residing in the town. The population density was 180.2 people per square mile (69.6/km²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 88.5 per square mile (34.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 10.65% White, 89.19% Black or African American, and 0.16% from two or more races.