Pisgah, Alabama
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 Location of Pisgah in Jackson County, Alabama. |
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| Coordinates: 34°41′6″N 85°50′48″W / 34.68500°N 85.84667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jackson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2) |
| • Land | 4.80 sq mi (12.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 722 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 707 |
| • Density | 147.29/sq mi (56.86/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 35765 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-60720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0124912 |
Pisgah is a town in Jackson County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It incorporated in 1947. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 722, up from 706 in 2000. Pisgah is located atop Sand Mountain.
Pisgah was first settled in the late 1830s. A post office was established in 1878, and the community was named for Mount Pisgah, the mountain in the Bible from which Moses viewed the Promised Land.
Pisgah is located at 34°41′6″N 85°50′48″W / 34.68500°N 85.84667°W (34.685022, -85.846575). The town is situated just off State Route 71, northeast of Section and northwest of Henagar. It lies along the western edge of Sand Mountain, with the Tennessee River (Guntersville Lake) below.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 706 people, 294 households, and 206 families residing in the town. The population density was 147.1 people per square mile (56.8/km²). There were 323 housing units at an average density of 67.3 per square mile (26.0/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.33% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 3.40% Native American, and 2.12% from two or more races. 0.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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