Mobile County
The Mobile Government Plaza |
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US state : | Alabama |
Administrative headquarters : | mobile |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 205 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602-2613 |
Foundation : | December 18, 1812 |
Made up from: | Original County |
Area code : | 001 251 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 412,992 (2010) |
Population density : | 129.3 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 4258 km² |
Water surface : | 1064 km² |
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Website : www.mobilecountyal.gov |
The Mobile County is a county in the US state of Alabama . At the 2010 census , the county had 412,992 people and a population density of 129.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mobile .
geography
The county is located in the extreme southwest of Alabama at the confluence of the Mobile River and Mobile Bay , part of the Gulf of Mexico that borders the county to the south. It has an area of 4,258 square kilometers, of which 1,064 square kilometers are water surfaces. The following counties border Mobile County:
Greene County, Mississippi |
Washington County | |
George County, Mississippi |
Baldwin County | |
Jackson County, Mississippi |
Botany in the county
In Theodore is the historic Bellingrath Gardens and Home , a 26-hectare botanical garden . The garden is located on the Fowl River and was listed on October 19, 1982 as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places under number 82001609 .
Another botanical garden in the county is located in Mobile, the administrative center. These are the Mobile Botanical Gardens , with an area of 404,656 m².
history
The area of today's Mobile County belonged to France from 1702 to 1763, then to Great Britain until 1780 and to Spain from 1780 to 1813.
Mobile County was formed on December 18, 1812 by proclamation by David Holmes , then governor of the Mississippi Territory . It was named after the bay , river and city of the same name . These in turn are based in the French Fort Louis de la Mobile, which was built here in 1702 and derived its name from the Mobile who originally lived there .
The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1832, 1840 and 1872 respectively.
137 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 5, 2020), four of them have the status of National Historic Landmarks : the battleship USS ALABAMA , the submarine USS DRUM , the Mobile City Hall and Government Street Presbyterian Church .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1820 | 2672 | - | |
1830 | 6267 | 134.5% | |
1840 | 18,741 | 199% | |
1850 | 27,600 | 47.3% | |
1860 | 41,131 | 49% | |
1870 | 49,311 | 19.9% | |
1880 | 48,653 | -1.3% | |
1890 | 51,587 | 6% | |
1900 | 62,740 | 21.6% | |
1910 | 80,854 | 28.9% | |
1920 | 100.117 | 23.8% | |
1930 | 118,363 | 18.2% | |
1940 | 141,974 | 19.9% | |
1950 | 231.105 | 62.8% | |
1960 | 314,301 | 36% | |
1970 | 317,308 | 1 % | |
1980 | 364.980 | 15% | |
1990 | 378,643 | 3.7% | |
2000 | 399.843 | 5.6% | |
2010 | 412.992 | 3.3% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Mobile County had 412,992 people in 155,657 households. The population density was 129.3 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 60.2 percent white, 34.6 percent African American, 0.9 percent Native American, 1.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.4 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.55 people lived in each of the 155,657 households.
25.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.0 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 39,828 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,274. 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Mobile County locations
Census-designated places (CDP)
other unincorporated communities
- other places
- Akka
- Allenville
- Bayleys Corner
- Chastang
- Cottage Hill
- Country Club Estates
- Country Club Village
- Cox Beach
- Crichton
- Dawes
- Delchamps
- Dixon Corner
- Farnell
- Faustinas
- Forest Hill
- Forest Park
- Fort Gaines
- Fort Stoddard
- Fowl River
- Georgetown
- Hatters
- Jackson Heights
- Laurendine
- Lloyds
- Mackies
- Magazines
- man
- Mertz
- Millertown
- Moffet
- Movico
- Navco
- Neely
- Nenemoosha
- Neshota
- North Mobile
- Oak Grove
- Orchard
- Pennsylvania
- Pine Grove
- Pineola
- plateau
- Salco
- San Souci Beach
- satsuma
- Seven Hills
- Sibert
- Sidney
- Smithport
- Smithtown
- South Orchard
- Spring Hill
- Summerville
- Sunny Cove
- Tacon
- Tanner Williams
- Toulminville
- Union Church
- Warley
- Wheelerville
literature
- Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
- Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 161575. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Mobile County in alabama.gov Accessed 12 February 2011
- ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 28, 2011
- ^ Bellingrath Gardens and Home in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 19, 2020.
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 209.
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020.
Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 5, 2020. - ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved November 28, 2011
- ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Mobile County ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 28, 2011
Web links
- Official website
- US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Mobile County
- Yahoo Image Search - Mobile County
- www.city-data.com - Mobile County
- Official website of Bellingrath Gardens and Home
- Official website of the Mobile Botanical Gardens
Coordinates: 30 ° 47 ′ N , 88 ° 13 ′ W