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Welcome to Pickens County ...

Time Zone: Pickens County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Carrollton is the Seat for Pickens County.

Pickens County was founded in 1820 and was created by taking area from Tuscaloosa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pickens had a population of 19,930 people. This is an increase of 0.92% since the last Census (which gave a population of 19,749 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pickens represented 0.41% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Pickens County:

  • Aliceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Carrollton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Ethelsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Gordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <2>
  • McMullen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Memphis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Pickensville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Reform
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reform is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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