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Welcome to Pike County ...

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

The community of Troy is the Seat for Pike County.

Pike County was founded in 1821. Pike was created by taking area from Henry and Montgomery Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pike had a population of 33,114 people. This is an increase of 0.44% since the last Census (which gave a population of 32,970 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pike represented 0.69% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Pike County:

  • Banks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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    • Banks is located in Pike County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <2>
  • Brundidge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Troy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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    • Troy is located in Pike County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <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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