Pike County, Alabama

Pike County
Pike County
County
	Pike County Courthouse in Troy
	Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
	Alabama's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°47′57″N 85°56′19″W / 31.7992°N 85.9386°W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 17, 1821
Named for	Zebulon Pike
Seat	Troy
Largest city	Troy
Area
• Total	673 sq mi (1,740 km2)
• Land	672 sq mi (1,740 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	33,009
• Estimate (2023)	33,137
• Density	49/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.alabamagis.com/Pike/
	County Number 55 on Alabama Licence Plates;

Pike County is located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 33,009.^[1] Its county seat is Troy.^[2] Its name is in honor of General Zebulon Pike, of New Jersey, who led an expedition to southern Colorado and encountered Pikes Peak in 1806.

Pike County comprises the Troy, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.