Gilbertown

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Gilbertown

Total population

770

Median home value

$160,400

10.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$70,156

Gilbertown$70k

National$74k

Elevation39 m

Land area2.02 km²

Weather87°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates31.87°, -88.31°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gilbertown is a town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 739.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Gilbertown, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Silas
  6.9 mi away
• Putnam
  19.2 mi away · pop. 172
• Hobson
  27.7 mi away
• Pennington
  28 mi away · pop. 329
• Rockville
  41.9 mi away · pop. 47
• Linden
  42.6 mi away · pop. 1,961
• Sims Chapel
  43.7 mi away · pop. 145
• Epes
  58.1 mi away · pop. 272
• Vredenburgh
  58.2 mi away
• Gulfcrest
  60.6 mi away · pop. 142
• Monroeville
  62.5 mi away · pop. 5,951
• Peterman
  64.4 mi away

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Gilbertown

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Gilbertown Al State of Mind Collection · 2019

Gamma radiation survey of the Gilbertown area, Alabama

William B. Collins · 1963

Subsurface geology of the Gilbertown Oil Field

Donald B. Moore · 1967

Revitalizing Gilbertown oil field

Jack C. Pashin · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 34 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 101 mi
• Wildfire Round Prarie, Morehouse, Louisiana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-20 · 226 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

American groundnut

Apios americana

Seen 2026-09-07

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-05

Green Lynx Spider

Peucetia viridans

Seen 2026-09-01

Golden Silk Spider

Trichonephila clavipes

Seen 2026-08-04

Regal Moth

Citheronia regalis

Seen 2026-08-04

Eastern Giant Swallowtail

Heraclides cresphontes

Seen 2026-07-10

lizard's tail

Saururus cernuus

Seen 2026-06-30

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

Seen 2026-06-30

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-06-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).