Pine Apple, Alabama

Pine Apple is a town in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1872. At the 2010 census the population was 132, down from 145 in 2000. It has two places on the National Register of Historic Places, the Hawthorne House and the Pine Apple Historic District.HistoryPine Apple was originally called Friendship, and under the latter name was laid out in 1825. The present name was given in 1852 on account of there being pine and apple groves near the town site.GeographyPine Apple is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.1sqmi, all land.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 145 people, 65 households, and 44 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.8 people per square mile (18.1/km²). There were 101 housing units at an average density of 32.6 per square mile (12.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 62.76% White, 36.55% Black or African American, and 0.69% from two or more races.There were 65 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82.