Beatrice is located in north-central Monroe County in the southwestern corner of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History

The town prospered as a shipping center, with one of the main products being cotton from the surrounding farms. The first school was called the Quigley Institute after a local land speculator who had bought the bulk of the land from the Robbins family and laid it out as a town. The first bank opened in 1907. Businesses in town include a 100-year-old outdoors store.
Demographics
Beatrice's population according to the 2010 Census was 301. Of that number, 76.1 percent of respondents identified themselves as African American, 23.6 percent as white, and 0.3 percent as Native American. The town's median household income, according to 2010 estimates, was $24,609, and the per capita income was $26,799.
Employment
According to 2010 Census estimates, the work force in Beatrice was divided among the following industrial categories:
· Educational services, and health care and social assistance (28.4 percent)
· Manufacturing (27.7 percent)
· Public administration (11.3 percent)
· Retail trade (7.8 percent)
· Other services, except public administration (7.8 percent)
· Transportation and warehousing and utilities (5.0 percent)
· Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (4.3 percent)
· Construction (3.5 percent)
· Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (2.1 percent)
· Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (2.1 percent)
· Manufacturing (27.7 percent)
· Public administration (11.3 percent)
· Retail trade (7.8 percent)
· Other services, except public administration (7.8 percent)
· Transportation and warehousing and utilities (5.0 percent)
· Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (4.3 percent)
· Construction (3.5 percent)
· Finance, insurance, and real estate, rental, and leasing (2.1 percent)
· Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (2.1 percent)
Education
Schools in Beatrice are part of the Monroe County school system; the town has approximately 250 students and 15 teachers in one K-12 school.
Transportation
State Highway 265 runs north from the center of Beatrice, and State Highway 21/47 runs south and east.
Events and Places of Interest
The Robbins Hotel (1840) and the New Hope Baptist Church (1870) are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Rikard's Mill Historical Park, part of the Monroe County Heritage Museum, is located in Beatrice.
Additional Resources
Monroe County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Monroe County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2004.