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Alabama Equitable Neighborhoods Initiative

Community-driven and responsive to the needs and aspirations of all community members, particularly the most vulnerable.

Kilpatrick

Population: 1,297(2016)

County: DeKalb

About: Kilpatrick is an unincorporated community that lies between Alabama State Route 168 and 68. Located in the northeastern corner of Alabama, Kilpatrick is surrounded and supported by other towns in DeKalb County like Crossville, Boaz, and Albertville. A once quiet town has been awoken and populated by Hispanic immigrants and workers of the nearby and recently booming poultry industry. Over the last two decades, the poultry processing plants surrounding Kilpatrick drew in more workers who needed a place to live. Many Hispanic families settled in Kilpatrick and their children go to school in neighboring towns like Crossville, another ENI partner community. A majority of those settling in Kilpatrick are Mexican and Guatemalan. Kilpatrick and DeKalb County have become home to this population of immigrants and have allowed them to flourish into home and business owners of their own.

Fun Fact: Despite this unincorporated community’s small size, Kilpatrick is home to a Hispanic bakery, three Hispanic grocery stores, Mexican restaurants, three Hispanic churches, and many other local businesses!

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