Mobile County, Alabama
Mobile County | |
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Mobile Government Plaza in Mobile | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 30°47′11″N 88°12′50″W / 30.7864°N 88.2139°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | December 18, 1812 |
Seat | Mobile |
Largest city | Mobile |
Area | |
• Total | 1,644 sq mi (4,260 km2) |
• Land | 1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2) |
• Water | 415 sq mi (1,070 km2) 25.2%% |
Population | |
• Estimate (2017) | 413,955 |
• Density | 338/sq mi (131/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | mobilecountyal |
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Mobile County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named after a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe. As of 2003, 399,747 people lived there. Its county seat is Mobile. The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.
History[change | change source]
- Mobile County was first settled in 1702.
- The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic.
- The county was declared a disaster area in September 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.
Government[change | change source]
The county-wide government is a 3 member district county commission which represents both the unincorporated residents and the residents of other municipalities.
Geography[change | change source]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,644 sq mi (4,257.9 km2), of which, 1,233 sq mi (3,193.5 km2) of it is land and 411 sq mi (1,064.5 km2) of it (25.00%) is water.
Neighbouring Counties[change | change source]
- Washington County (north)
- Baldwin County (east)
- Jackson County, Mississippi (southwest)
- George County, Mississippi (west)
- Greene County, Mississippi (northwest)
Demographics[change | change source]
The census of 2000 said that there were 399,843 people, 150,179 households, and 106,777 families living in the county. The population density was 324 people per square mile (125/km²).
The racial makeup of the county was 63.07% White, 33.38% Black or African American.
Municipalities[change | change source]
City (population)
- Mobile (197,833), the county seat
- Prichard (27,963)
- Saraland (12,288)
- Chickasaw (6,364)
- Satsuma (5,687)
- Citronelle (3,659)
- Bayou La Batre (2,313)
Towns
Census-designated place
Unincorporated communities[change | change source]
- Eight Mile (partially in the city of Prichard, partially unincorporated)
- Semmes
Education[change | change source]
All of the public schools in Mobile County are operated by the Mobile County Public School System.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Information on Mobile metropolitan area
- Mobile County map of roads/towns (map © 2007 Univ. of Alabama).
Coordinates: 30°47′11″N 88°12′50″W / 30.78639°N 88.21389°W