Pike Road

Pike Road is located in northeastern Montgomery County in the south-central part of the state. It has a mayor-city council form of government.

The Pike Road area has been settled since around 1815; by the middle of the nineteenth century, a farming community had grown up near the intersection of two roads, Pike and Meriwether. Pike Road is so named because it was once a toll road, where people paid a fee or "pike" to travel on it. The community itself thus came to be referred to as Pike Road. A number of businesses were established along the intersection to serve the surrounding community.

By 1918, the community had expanded to the point that it could support a school, and the Pike Road Consolidated School opened the following year; it remained open until 1970. As the area continued to grow, the question of incorporating was regularly debated. Finally, in 1997, a vote was held among the residents of the Glynlakes, Bean, Barnes, and Meriwether Road communities to incorporate as Pike Road; the measure passed with 97 percent of the vote. A new town hall was opened in 2010, and that same year the town settled a dispute with the neighboring city of Montgomery regarding the official boundary between the two municipalities. Pike Road opened its own school system in 2015.

According to 2020 Census estimates, Pike Road recorded a population of 9,745. Of that number, 63.2 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 30.6 percent as African American, 4.0 percent as Asian, 1.8 percent as two or more races, 1.6 percent as Hispanic, and 0.5 percent as American Indian. The town's median household income was $100,865, and the per capita income was $44,039.

According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Pike Road was divided among the following industrial categories:

Schools in Pike Road are part of the Pike Road school district; the town has one elementary school, one intermediate school, one junior high school, and one high school.

Pike Road is bisected by County Road 40 (east-west) and lies just east of State Highway 231 (northeast-southeast). Interstate 65 is located about 20 miles to the west of the city. Montgomery Regional Airport is located approximately 20 miles to the northwest of Pike Road.

Pike Road holds its Summer Fest celebration each year on July 4; it includes live musical entertainment, food, and a fireworks show. Annually, the event draws about 2,000 people.

The Pike Road Arts and Crafts Fair has been held on the first Saturday in November since 1966 on the grounds of the historic Marks House (c. mid-1820s), which is on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. Sponsored by the Pike Road Civic Club and the Pike Road Community Club, the event draws as many as 10,000 people and features more than 250 artists and crafts vendors as well as food vendors and events for children.

Pike Road has a four-mile-long nature trail and runs one park that contains picnic pavilions; a walking trail and additional picnic areas are currently under construction.

Additional Resources

Montgomery County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Montgomery County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2001.