Mobile, Alabama

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City of Mobile
City
Mobile skyline 2007
Mobile skyline 2007
Flag of City of Mobile
Flag
Official seal of City of Mobile
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Port City or Azalea City or The City of Six Flags
Mobile County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mobile Highlighted.svg
Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306
CountryUS
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Founded1702
Incorporated1814
Government
 • MayorSam Jones
Area
 • City412.9 km2 (159.4 sq mi)
 • Land305.3 km2 (117.9 sq mi)
 • Water107.6 km2 (41.5 sq mi)
Elevation
(lowest)[1]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (2000)[2][3]
 • City198,915
 • Metro
399,843
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)251
FIPS code01-50000
GNIS feature ID0155153
Websitehttp://www.cityofmobile.org

Mobile (English pronunciation: /moʊˈbiːl/) (pronunciation) Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County.[4] The population within the city limits was 198,915 as of the 2000 census. It is at the head of Mobile Bay. Mobile is the principal municipality of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 399,843 residents which is composed solely of Mobile County and is the second largest MSA in the state.[3] Mobile is included in the Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope Combined Statistical Area with a total population of 540,258, the second largest CSA in the state.[5]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ ""Mobile Alabama"". "GNIS Feature Query Results". Retrieved 2007-10-19. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. ↑ ""2000 census for Mobile, Alabama"". "U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2007-10-14. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ""Population of Metropolitan Statistical Areas"". "U.S. Census Bureau 2000 MSA Populations". Retrieved 2007-10-19. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "USA: Alabama". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 2007-4-23. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ ""Population of Combined Statistical Areas"" (PDF). "U.S. Census Bureau 2000 CSA Populations". Retrieved 2007-12-1. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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