Carrollton is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,019, up from 987 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Pickens County.The Pickens County Courthouse in the center of Carrollton was erected in 1877. The first courthouse in Carrollton was burned on April 5, 1865 by troops of Union General John T. Croxton. A second courthouse was also destroyed by fire on November 16, 1876.