Dauphin Island
| Dauphin Island | |
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 Isle Dauphine Club (2018) |
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| Location in County and Alabama | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1702 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Mobile County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 15 ′ N , 88 ° 8 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,533 (as of 2005) |
| Population density : | 95.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 430.1 km 2 (approx. 166 mi 2 ) of which 16.0 km 2 (approx. 6 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 2 m |
| Postal code : | 36528 |
| Area code : | +1 251 |
| FIPS : | 01-19744 |
| GNIS ID : | 0117086 |
Dauphin Island is a location in Mobile County , Alabama , United States. The place is on the island of the same name . Dauphin Island was hit by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005 . The total area of the place is 430.1 km², according to an estimate from 2005 Dauphin Island had 1533 inhabitants.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census, Dauphin Island had 1,371 residents, spread across 601 households and 418 families. The population density was thus 85.4 inhabitants / km². 96.43% of the population were white, 0.44% black. Children under the age of 18 lived in 21.6% of households. The median income was $ 44,219 per household, with 9.2% of the population living below the poverty line .
history
Dauphin Island has a total of four buildings and sites on the National Register of Historic Places (as of December 21, 2019), including Fort Gaines and the Isle Dauphine Club .
source
- US Census Bureau website (English)
Individual evidence
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 21, 2019.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed December 21, 2019.