Pickensville is located in western Pickens County in the west-central part of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History
Pickensville is the oldest town in Pickens County, with a post office established in 1823. The town was named as the county seat even before the county incorporated in 1825. It lost its designation as county seat in 1830 to Carrollton.

Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Pickensville recorded a population of 827. Of that number, 62.8 percent of respondents identified themselves as African American, 37.0 percent as white, and 0.2 percent as Asian. The town's median household income was $27,321, and the per capita income was $15,745.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Pickensville was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Manufacturing (27.1 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing and utilities (17.4 percent)
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (14.4 percent)
- Retail trade (11.0 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (8.5 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (8.1 percent)
- Construction (3.4 percent)
- Public administration (3.4 percent)
- Wholesale trade (3.0 percent)
- Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (1.7 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (1.3 percent)
- Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (0.8 percent)
Education
Students in Pickensville attend Pickens County schools; no public schools are located within the town limits.
Transportation
State Highway 14 bisects Pickensville running north-south, and State Highway 86 runs east-west through the center of town.
Events and Places of Interest

The Pickensville Methodist Church and the Pickensville Rosenwald School are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Additional Resources
Clanahan, James F. The History of Pickens County, Alabama, 1540-1920. Carrollton, Ala.: Clanahan Publication, 1964.
Additional Resources
Clanahan, James F. The History of Pickens County, Alabama, 1540-1920. Carrollton, Ala.: Clanahan Publication, 1964.
Pickens County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Pickens County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1999.