Mobile, Alabama

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Mobile, Alabama
City
City of Mobile
Left to right from top: Skyline, Bienville Square, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Dauphin Street, and the Port of Mobile
Official seal of Mobile, Alabama
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Port City or Azalea City or The City of Six Flags
Map
Interactive map of Mobile
Coordinates: Coordinates: 30°41′40″N 88°02′35″W / 30.69444°N 88.04306°W / 30.69444; -88.04306
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Founded1702; 321 years ago (1702)
Incorporated (town)January 20, 1814; 209 years ago (1814-01-20)[1]
Incorporated (city)December 17, 1819; 203 years ago (1819-12-17)[2]
Government
 • MayorSam Jones
Area
 • City159.4 sq mi (412.9 km2)
 • Land117.9 sq mi (305.3 km2)
 • Water41.5 sq mi (107.6 km2)
Elevation
(lowest)[3]
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2000)[4][5]
 • 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
Not to be confused with Mobile phone.

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.[6] 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.[5] 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.[7]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "An Act to provide for Government of the Town of Mobile. —Passed January 20, 1814." (Internet Archive). A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XII. Pages 780–781.
  2. ↑ "An Act to incorporate the City of Mobile. —Passed December 17, 1819." (Internet Archive). A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 62. Chapter XVI. Pages 784–791.
  3. ↑ ""Mobile Alabama"". GNIS Feature Query Results. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  4. ↑ ""2000 census for Mobile, Alabama"". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2007-10-14.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 ""Population of Metropolitan Statistical Areas"". U.S. Census Bureau 2000 MSA Populations. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
  6. ↑ "USA: Alabama". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
  7. ↑ ""Population of Combined Statistical Areas"" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau 2000 CSA Populations. Retrieved 2007-12-01.

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