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Mobile County is a county
County

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 of the U.S. state
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 of Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians
Native Americans in the United States

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, the Maubila tribe (see Mobilian
Mobilian

Mobilian may refer to:*Mobilian jargon - An informal Native Americans trade language used among the tribes of the Southeastern United States, primarily along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico...
). As of 2003 its population was 399,747. Its county seat
County seat

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 is Mobile
Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern United States United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama....
. The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.


county-wide governmental structure is a 3 member district county commission representing both the unincorporated residents and the residents of other municipalities.

le County is represented in the Alabama Legislature
Alabama Legislature

The Alabama Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the Alabama House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Alabama Senate, with 35 members....
 by three senators
Alabama Senate

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 and nine representatives
Alabama House of Representatives

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Mobile County is a county
County

A county is a land area of Local government government within a larger state. A county may have city and towns within its area....
 of the U.S. state
U.S. state

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 of Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
, the Maubila tribe (see Mobilian
Mobilian

Mobilian may refer to:*Mobilian jargon - An informal Native Americans trade language used among the tribes of the Southeastern United States, primarily along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico...
). As of 2003 its population was 399,747. Its county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 is Mobile
Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern United States United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama....
. The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.

History

  • Mobile County was first settled in 1702.
  • The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic
    Hurricane Frederic

    Hurricane Frederic was the sixth tropical cyclone, third hurricane and second major hurricane of the 1979 Atlantic hurricane season. Frederic was the costliest and first hurricanes to ever hit the U.S....
    .
  • The county was declared a disaster area in September 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Katrina

    Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest Atlantic hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest, in the history of the United States....
    .


Government


Local

The county-wide governmental structure is a 3 member district county commission representing both the unincorporated residents and the residents of other municipalities.

State

Mobile County is represented in the Alabama Legislature
Alabama Legislature

The Alabama Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the Alabama House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Alabama Senate, with 35 members....
 by three senators
Alabama Senate

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 and nine representatives
Alabama House of Representatives

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. It is represented in the Alabama Senate
Alabama Senate

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 by Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)

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 Vivian Davis Figures
Vivian Davis Figures

Vivian Davis Figures Figures graduated from Williamson High School in Mobile, and received her bachelor of science degree in Management Science from the University of New Haven in Connecticut....
 from the 33rd district, by Republican Rusty Glover
Rusty Glover

Rusty Glover is a Republican Party member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 34th District since 2007. Previously he was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 2003 through 2006....
 from the 34th district, and by Republican Ben Brooks
Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks is a Republican Party member of the Alabama Senate, representing the 35th District since 2007....
 from the 35th district. It is represented in the Alabama House of Representatives
Alabama House of Representatives

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 by Democrat Yvonne Kennedy from the 97th district, Democrat James O. Gordon from the 98th district, Democrat James Buskey from the 99th district, Republican Victor Gaston from the 100th district, Republican Jamie Ison from the 101st district, Republican Chad Fincher from the 102nd district, Democrat Joseph C. Mitchell from the 103rd district, Republican Jim Barton from the 104th district, and Republican Spencer Collier from the 105th district.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the county has a total area of 1,644 square miles (4,258 kmē), of which, 1,233 square miles (3,194 kmē) of it is land and 411 square miles (1,064 kmē) of it (25.00%) is water.

Major highways

  • Interstate 10
    Interstate 10

    Interstate 10 is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway in the United States. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at California State Route 1 in Santa Monica, California, California to Interstate 95 in Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, Florida....
  • Interstate 65
    Interstate 65

    Interstate 65 is a major Interstate Highway in the United States. The southern terminus is located at an intersection with Interstate 10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at a traffic light with U.S....
  • Interstate 165
    Interstate 165

    Interstate 165 is a spur from Interstate 65 that provides access to Mobile, Alabama. It runs for 4.9 miles from Beauregard Street in downtown Mobile north to Interstate 65 in Prichard, Alabama....
  • I 110
    planned western bypass
  • Us 43
    U.S. Highway 43
  • Us 45
    U.S. Highway 45
  • Us 90
    U.S. Highway 90
  • Us 98
    U.S. Highway 98


Adjacent counties

  • Washington County
    Washington County, Alabama

    Washington County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. The county was named in honor of George Washington, first President of the United States of America....
     (north)
  • Baldwin County
    Baldwin County, Alabama

    Baldwin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Abraham Baldwin, a member of the United States Senate. As of 2000 the population is 140,415 ....
     (east)
  • Jackson County, Mississippi
    Jackson County, Mississippi

    Jackson County is a county located at the south tip of the U.S. state of Mississippi, along the state line with Alabama. As of 2000, the population was 131,420....
     (southwest)
  • George County, Mississippi
    George County, Mississippi

    George County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of 2000, the population was 19,144. Its county seat is Lucedale, Mississippi....
     (west)
  • Greene County, Mississippi
    Greene County, Mississippi

    Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It was established in 1811 and is named for General Nathanael Greene. As of 2000, the population was 13,299....
     (northwest)


National protected area
Protected area

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s

  • Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge
    Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge

    Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located in five separate units in Baldwin County, Alabama and Mobile County, Alabama Counties, directly west of Gulf Shores, Alabama on the Fort Morgan peninsula....
     (part)
  • Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part)


Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 399,843 people, 150,179 households, and 106,777 families residing in the county. The population density
Population density

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 was 324 people per square mile (125/kmē). There were 165,101 housing units at an average density of 134 per square mile (52/kmē). The racial makeup of the county was 63.07% White
Race (United States Census)

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, 33.38% Black
Race (United States Census)

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 or African American
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.67% Native American
Race (United States Census)

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, 1.41% Asian
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.03% Pacific Islander
Race (United States Census)

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, 0.40% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic
Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino
Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

There were 150,179 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.50% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 17.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. 24.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.50% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,710, and the median income for a family was $40,378. Males had a median income of $32,329 versus $21,986 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

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 for the county was $17,178. About 15.60% of families and 18.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.20% of those under age 18 and 14.60% of those age 65 or over.

2008 and 2004 election results

Mobile County cast the majority of its votes for Republican
Republican Party (United States)

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 John McCain
John McCain

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. He won 54% of the vote and 98,049 votes. Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)

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 Barack Obama
Barack Obama

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 received 45% of the vote and 82,181 votes. Other candidates won 1% of the vote. In the Senate election in 2008, Republican Jeff Sessions did better than John McCain. Sessions won 57% of the vote and 102,043 votes. His challenger, Democrat Vivian D. Figures won only 43% of the vote and 77,292 votes. In 2004, Republican George W. Bush
George W. Bush

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 did better than both McCain and Sessions in Mobile County. Bush won 59% of the vote and 92,014 votes. Democrat John F. Kerry won 40% of the vote and 63,732 votes. Other candidates won 1% of the vote.

Municipalities and census-designated places


City (population)

  • Mobile (197,833)
    Mobile, Alabama

    Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern United States United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama....
  • Prichard (27,963)
    Prichard, Alabama

    Prichard is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, in the United States.Prichard borders the northside of Mobile, Alabama, as well as the Mobile suburbs of Chickasaw, Alabama, Saraland, Alabama, and the unincorporated sections of Eight Mile, Alabama....
  • Saraland (12,288)
    Saraland, Alabama

    Saraland is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, in the United States, and a suburb of Mobile, Alabama, Alabama. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population of the city is 12,288....
  • Chickasaw (6,364)
    Chickasaw, Alabama

    Chickasaw is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. As of July 2007, the population was 5,979. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area....
  • Satsuma (5,687)
    Satsuma, Alabama

    Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,687. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area....
  • Citronelle (3,659)
    Citronelle, Alabama

    Citronelle is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,659. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area....
  • Bayou La Batre (2,313)
    Bayou La Batre, Alabama

    Bayou La Batre is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile, Alabama metropolitan statistical area. At the 2000 census, the population was 2,313....


Towns
  • Creola (2,002)
    Creola, Alabama

    Creola is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. The population was 2,002 at the United States Census, 2000, at which time it was still a town....
  • Dauphin Island (1,371)
    Dauphin Island, Alabama

    Dauphin Island is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States, located on a barrier island also named Dauphin Island. The population was 1,371 at the 2000 United States Census....
  • Mount Vernon (844)
    Mount Vernon, Alabama

    Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. At the 2000 census the population was 844....


Census-designated place
  • Tillmans Corner (15,685)
    Tillmans Corner, Alabama

    Tillman's Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 15,685....
  • Theodore (6,811)
    Theodore, Alabama

    Theodore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,811....
  • Grand Bay (3,918)
    Grand Bay, Alabama

    Grand Bay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area....


Unincorporated communities

  • Eight Mile
    Eight Mile, Alabama

    Eight Mile is an unincorporated area in Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. The community is named for its distance from the city of Mobile, Alabama....
     (partially in the city of Prichard, partially unincorporated)
  • Semmes
    Semmes, Alabama

    For other uses, see Semmes.Semmes is an unincorporated community, and a suburb of Mobile, Alabama, Alabama, in western Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama, in the Mobile, Alabama metropolitan area....


Education

All of the public schools in Mobile County are operated by the Mobile County Public School System
Mobile County Public School System

Mobile County Public School System is a school district based in unincorporated area Mobile County, Alabama, Alabama United States.MCPSS currently serves all areas of Mobile County, Alabama, USA - including the city of Mobile, Alabama, except for the City of Saraland which voted to separate from Mobile County in June 2006....
.

External links

  • Mobile County (map Đ 2007 Univ. of Alabama
    University of Alabama

    The University of Alabama is a state university coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship university of the University of Alabama System....
    ).