Uniontown is located in western Perry County in west-central Alabama. It has a mayor-city council form of government.
History


Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Uniontown recorded a population of 2,329. Of that number, 84.4 percent of respondents identified themselves as African American and 15.4 percent as white. The town's median household income was $17,949, and the per capita income was $12,295.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Uniontown was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Manufacturing (25.6 percent)
- Educational services and health care and social assistance (18.4 percent)
- Retail trade (13.1 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (10.4 percent)
- Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (8.4 percent)
- Public administration (5.7 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (5.1 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (5.1 percent)
- Construction (3.3 percent)
- Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (1.8 percent)
- Wholesale trade (1.8 percent)
- Information (1.2 percent)
Education
Schools in Uniontown are part of the Perry County School District; the town has one elementary school and one high school.
Transportation
U.S. Highway 80 runs east-west through Uniontown, and County Roads 53, 1, and 12 all run to the city. The closest major airport is Montgomery Regional Airport, 66 miles to the east.
Events and Places of Interest
The Uniontown Historic District, Pitts' Folly (a Greek Revival house built in 1852), the Westwood Plantation (built between 1836 and 1850), and the Fairhope Plantation (a Gothic-style house built in the 1850s) are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Additional Resources
Perry County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Perry County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1999.
Additional Resources
Perry County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Perry County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1999.