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Mobile County, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°47′11″N 88°12′50″W / 30.78639°N 88.21389°W / 30.78639; -88.21389

Mobile County (/mˈbl/ moh-BEEL) is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the second most-populous county in the state after Jefferson County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 414,809.[2] Its county seat is Mobile, which was founded as a deepwater port on the Mobile River. The only such port in Alabama, it has long been integral to the economy for providing access to inland waterways as well as the Gulf of Mexico.[3]

Mobile County
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 / 30.7864; -88.2139
Country United States
State Alabama
FoundedDecember 18, 1812[1]
Named forMobile Bay
SeatMobile
Largest cityMobile
Area
 • Total1,644 sq mi (4,260 km2)
 • Land1,229 sq mi (3,180 km2)
 • Water415 sq mi (1,070 km2)  25.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total414,809
 • Estimate 
(2021)
413,073
 • Density250/sq mi (97/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitemobilecountyal.gov
 
  • County Number 02 on Alabama license plates
  • One of three counties shuffled to the top 3 numbers because of population size

The city, river, and county were named in honor of Maubila, a village of the paramount chief Tuskaloosa of the regional Mississippian culture. In 1540 he arranged an ambush of soldiers of Hernando de Soto's expedition in an effort to expel them from the territory. The Spaniards were armed with guns and killed many of the tribe. Mobile County and Washington County, Alabama make up the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area with a 2020 population of 430,197. The Mobile, AL MSA and Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA make up the much larger Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope CSA with a 2020 population of 661,964.

The northern border of Mobile County and southern area of neighboring Washington County constitute the homeland of the state-recognized tribe of MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, descendants of Choctaw and Creek who stayed in this area during the period of Indian Removal. They have organized to preserve their culture and language. They were the first of nine tribes to be recognized by the state.

History

This area was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. At the time of Spanish expeditions in the early 16th century, it was part of the territory of the Mississippian culture, which constructed major earthwork mounds. It was ruled by the paramount chief Tuskaloosa.

The historic Choctaw emerged somewhat later, and are believed to be descendants of those earlier peoples. They occupied this area along what early French traders and colonists called the Mobile River. They also founded the settlement of Mobile on the river and bay in the early eighteenth century.

The British took over the territory in 1763 (along with other French territories east of the Mississippi River) after defeating the French in the Seven Years' War. During the American Revolutionary War, it came under Spanish rule as part of Spanish Florida. Spain ceded the territory to the United States after the War of 1812.

In the 1830s, the United States forced the removal of most of the Native American tribes in the area under President Andrew Jackson's policy and an act of Congress to relocate them to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. Many of those who remained continued their culture, and took refuge in the swamps in the border area between Mobile and Washington counties. Since the late 20th century, several tribes have reorganized and gained state recognition. Among those is the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, which was recognized as a tribe in 1979 by the state. The people have long been based in this area of the former Choctaw homeland, along the northern border of Mobile County and the southern border of Washington County.

After more than a century of European settlement, beginning with French colonists, Mobile County was organized by the state legislature and the proclamation of Governor Holmes of the Mississippi Territory on December 18, 1812.[1] When Mississippi was separated and admitted as a state on December 10, 1817, after adopting its constitution on August 15, 1817, Mobile County became part of what was called the Alabama Territory. Two years later, the county became part of the state of Alabama, granted statehood on December 14, 1819.[4][5]

The city of Mobile, first settled by French colonists in the early 18th century as part of La Louisiane, was designated as the county seat from the early days of the county.[1] Both the county and city derive their name from Fort Louis de la Mobile, a French fortification established (near present-day Axis, Alabama) in 1702. The word "Mobile" is believed to stem from a Choctaw word for "paddlers".[1] The area was occupied by French colonists from 1702 to 1763, and their influence has been strong in the city. It was ruled by the British from 1763 to 1780, when more American colonists began to enter the territory; and controlled by the Spanish from 1780 to 1813.

At the end of the War of 1812, the United States took over the territory. At that time, new settlers were being attracted to the land, eager to develop short-staple cotton in the uplands area. Invention of the cotton gin made processing of this type of cotton profitable, stimulating wholesale development of new cotton plantations in the Black Belt during the antebellum years. Mobile developed as a major deepwater port; in the nineteenth century, cotton was its major export.

There were nine documented lynchings in Mobile from 1891 to 1981.

  • March 31, 1891 — Zachariah Graham[6]
  • October 2, 1906 — Roy Hoyle[7]
  • October 2, 1906 — Willie Thompson[8]
  • October 2, 1906 — Corneilius Robinson[9]
  • September 22, 1907 — Mose Dossett[10]
  • January 23, 1909 — Richard Robertson[11]
  • July 31, 1910 — Bill Walker[12]
  • June 6, 1919 — James E. Lewis[13]
  • March 21, 1981 — Michael Donald

Courthouse fires occurred in the years 1823, 1840, and 1872.[1]

Geography

 
Aerial view of the Mobile River at its confluence with Chickasaw Creek. This photograph was taken around 1990, during construction of the Cochrane-Africatown bridge carrying U.S. Route 90 across the river.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,644 square miles (4,260 km2), of which 1,229 square miles (3,180 km2) is land and 415 square miles (1,070 km2) (25.2%) is water.[14] It is the fourth-largest county in Alabama by land area and second-largest by total area. It includes several islands, including Dauphin Island, Gaillard Island and Mon Louis Island.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18202,672
18306,267134.5%
184018,741199.0%
185027,60047.3%
186041,13149.0%
187049,31119.9%
188048,653−1.3%
189051,5876.0%
190062,74021.6%
191080,85428.9%
1920100,11723.8%
1930118,36318.2%
1940141,97419.9%
1950231,10562.8%
1960314,30136.0%
1970317,3081.0%
1980364,98015.0%
1990378,6433.7%
2000399,8435.6%
2010412,9923.3%
2020414,8090.4%
2021 (est.)413,073[15]−0.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[16]
1790–1960[17] 1900–1990[18]
1990–2000[19] 2010–2020[2]

2020

Mobile County racial composition[20]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 226,703 54.65%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 145,435 35.06%
Native American 3,743 0.9%
Asian 8,515 2.05%
Pacific Islander 216 0.05%
Other/Mixed 16,772 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino 13,425 3.24%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 414,809 people, 155,946 households, and 97,398 families residing in the county.

2010

According to the 2010 United States Census, the population of the county comprised the following racial and ethnic groups:

2000

According to the 2000 United States census,[21] there were 399,843 people, 150,179 households, and 106,777 families residing in the county. The population density was 324 people per square mile (125/km2). There were 165,101 housing units at an average density of 134 per square mile (52/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 63.07% White, 33.38% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.04% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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 dispersal was 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 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.


Government

 
Interstate 10 entering the Wallace Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama.

Local

Mobile County has a limited form of home rule and is governed by a three-member county commission. Each commissioner represents a single-member district and is elected by the voters of that district to serve a four-year term. Each commissioner has an equal vote on the commission. During an elected term, each commissioner serves as President of the Mobile County Commission for 16 months, beginning with the District 1 Commissioner.

As of November 2020 Mobile County Commissioners are:

  • District 1 (northern County) – Merceria L. Ludgood (D)
  • District 2 (western and central County) – Connie Hudson (R)
  • District 3 (southern County) – Randall Dueitt (R)

State

Under the state constitution, the legislature maintains considerable power over county affairs. Mobile County is represented in the Alabama Legislature by three senators and nine representatives. It is represented in the Alabama Senate by Democrat Vivian Davis Figures from the 33rd district, by Republican Jack Williams from the 34th district, and by Republican David Sessions from the 35th district.[22] It is represented in the Alabama House of Representatives by Democrat Adline Clarke from the 97th district, Democrat Napoleon Bracy from the 98th district, Democrat Sam Jones from the 99th district, Republican Victor Gaston from the 100th district, Republican Chris Pringle from the 101st district, Republican Shane Stringer from the 102nd district, Democrat Barbara Drummond from the 103rd district, Republican Margie Wilcox from the 104th district, and Republican Chip Brown from the 105th district.[23]

Education

In most areas of Mobile County, schools are operated by the Mobile County Public School System. The cities of Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma have separate school systems. Each is served by Chickasaw City Schools, Saraland Board of Education, and Satsuma City School System.[24]

Mobile County is the home of the University of South Alabama (USA), a public research university divided into ten colleges, including one of Alabama's two state-supported medical schools. USA has an enrollment of over 16,000 students and employs more than 6,000 faculty, administrators, and support staff. It is also home to two private institutions of higher learning. Spring Hill College, founded in 1830, is Catholic and the third-oldest Jesuit college or university in the U.S. Its enrollment is about 1,500 students and it offers 46 academic majors. University of Mobile, established in 1961 and affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention, has an enrollment of about 2,000 and offers 90 academic majors.

Politics

During the late 20th century, white conservatives left the Democratic Party for the Republican Party. In that same period, as African Americans regained their ability to exercise the franchise after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, they tended to support the national Democratic Party.

Today the population of Mobile County is majority white; at the time of the Civil War, it was majority black. In 2004, the incumbent Republican president George W. Bush won 59 percent of the vote and 92,014 votes. Democrat John F. Kerry won 40 percent of the vote and 63,732 votes. Other candidates won one percent of the vote.[25]

In the 2008 presidential election, Mobile County cast the majority of its votes for the Republican candidate John McCain. He won 54% of the vote and 98,049 votes. Democrat Barack Obama received 45% of the vote and 82,181 votes. Other candidates won 1% of the vote.[25]

In the Senate off-year election in 2008, Republican Jeff Sessions did better than John McCain. Sessions won 57 percent of the vote and 102,043 votes. His challenger, Democrat Vivian Figures, won 43 percent of the vote and 77,292 votes.[25]

Due to Mobile being an urban city, the margins between the Republican and Democrat candidates are usually between 10-19 points. Since 1996, the Democrats have gotten 40-45% of the vote.

United States presidential election results for Mobile County, Alabama[26]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 101,243 55.27% 79,474 43.39% 2,447 1.34%
2016 95,116 55.06% 72,186 41.79% 5,435 3.15%
2012 94,893 54.18% 78,760 44.97% 1,487 0.85%
2008 98,049 54.04% 82,181 45.30% 1,194 0.66%
2004 92,014 58.69% 63,732 40.65% 1,025 0.65%
2000 78,162 55.93% 58,640 41.96% 2,943 2.11%
1996 66,775 51.32% 54,749 42.08% 8,579 6.59%
1992 72,935 50.72% 54,962 38.22% 15,891 11.05%
1988 72,203 60.88% 45,524 38.39% 870 0.73%
1984 81,923 62.56% 47,252 36.08% 1,784 1.36%
1980 67,515 57.71% 46,180 39.47% 3,297 2.82%
1976 53,835 50.85% 50,264 47.47% 1,777 1.68%
1972 62,639 73.15% 20,694 24.17% 2,301 2.69%
1968 10,509 11.43% 18,615 20.25% 62,812 68.32%
1964 49,493 70.72% 0 0.00% 20,488 29.28%
1960 24,608 45.12% 28,626 52.48% 1,308 2.40%
1956 20,639 52.21% 17,163 43.41% 1,732 4.38%
1952 14,153 49.29% 14,473 50.40% 89 0.31%
1948 2,685 19.41% 0 0.00% 11,150 80.59%
1944 2,867 23.08% 9,439 75.98% 117 0.94%
1940 1,887 13.99% 11,480 85.08% 126 0.93%
1936 1,072 8.64% 11,165 89.95% 175 1.41%
1932 1,705 14.90% 9,658 84.42% 78 0.68%
1928 5,058 45.84% 5,965 54.07% 10 0.09%
1924 1,814 28.54% 4,125 64.91% 416 6.55%
1920 2,681 29.71% 6,171 68.39% 171 1.90%
1916 832 21.36% 2,968 76.18% 96 2.46%
1912 140 3.72% 3,009 79.98% 613 16.29%
1908 453 14.03% 2,422 75.03% 353 10.94%
1904 325 8.84% 3,283 89.33% 67 1.82%
1900 2,243 41.64% 2,939 54.56% 205 3.81%
1896 2,778 37.76% 3,948 53.66% 631 8.58%
1892 397 5.63% 4,680 66.33% 1,979 28.05%
1888 2,542 44.98% 3,109 55.02% 0 0.00%

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Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Ghost town

See also

References

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Coordinates 30 47 11 N 88 12 50 W 30 78639 N 88 21389 W 30 78639 88 21389 Mobile County m oʊ ˈ b iː l moh BEEL is located in the southwestern corner of the U S state of Alabama It is the second most populous county in the state after Jefferson County As of the 2020 census its population was 414 809 2 Its county seat is Mobile which was founded as a deepwater port on the Mobile River The only such port in Alabama it has long been integral to the economy for providing access to inland waterways as well as the Gulf of Mexico 3 Mobile CountyU S countyMobile Government Plaza in MobileSealLocation within the U S state of AlabamaAlabama s location within the U S Coordinates 30 47 11 N 88 12 50 W 30 7864 N 88 2139 W 30 7864 88 2139Country United StatesState AlabamaFoundedDecember 18 1812 1 Named forMobile BaySeatMobileLargest cityMobileArea Total1 644 sq mi 4 260 km2 Land1 229 sq mi 3 180 km2 Water415 sq mi 1 070 km2 25 2 Population 2020 Total414 809 Estimate 2021 413 073 Density250 sq mi 97 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 Central Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Congressional district1stWebsitemobilecountyal wbr gov County Number 02 on Alabama license plates One of three counties shuffled to the top 3 numbers because of population sizeThe city river and county were named in honor of Maubila a village of the paramount chief Tuskaloosa of the regional Mississippian culture In 1540 he arranged an ambush of soldiers of Hernando de Soto s expedition in an effort to expel them from the territory The Spaniards were armed with guns and killed many of the tribe Mobile County and Washington County Alabama make up the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area with a 2020 population of 430 197 The Mobile AL MSA and Daphne Fairhope Foley AL MSA make up the much larger Mobile Daphne Fairhope CSA with a 2020 population of 661 964 The northern border of Mobile County and southern area of neighboring Washington County constitute the homeland of the state recognized tribe of MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians descendants of Choctaw and Creek who stayed in this area during the period of Indian Removal They have organized to preserve their culture and language They were the first of nine tribes to be recognized by the state Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Major highways 2 2 Adjacent counties 2 3 National protected areas 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 3 2 2010 3 3 2000 4 Government 4 1 Local 4 2 State 5 Education 6 Politics 7 Communities 7 1 Cities 7 2 Towns 7 3 Census designated places 7 4 Unincorporated communities 7 5 Ghost town 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThis area was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of indigenous peoples At the time of Spanish expeditions in the early 16th century it was part of the territory of the Mississippian culture which constructed major earthwork mounds It was ruled by the paramount chief Tuskaloosa The historic Choctaw emerged somewhat later and are believed to be descendants of those earlier peoples They occupied this area along what early French traders and colonists called the Mobile River They also founded the settlement of Mobile on the river and bay in the early eighteenth century The British took over the territory in 1763 along with other French territories east of the Mississippi River after defeating the French in the Seven Years War During the American Revolutionary War it came under Spanish rule as part of Spanish Florida Spain ceded the territory to the United States after the War of 1812 In the 1830s the United States forced the removal of most of the Native American tribes in the area under President Andrew Jackson s policy and an act of Congress to relocate them to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River Many of those who remained continued their culture and took refuge in the swamps in the border area between Mobile and Washington counties Since the late 20th century several tribes have reorganized and gained state recognition Among those is the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians which was recognized as a tribe in 1979 by the state The people have long been based in this area of the former Choctaw homeland along the northern border of Mobile County and the southern border of Washington County After more than a century of European settlement beginning with French colonists Mobile County was organized by the state legislature and the proclamation of Governor Holmes of the Mississippi Territory on December 18 1812 1 When Mississippi was separated and admitted as a state on December 10 1817 after adopting its constitution on August 15 1817 Mobile County became part of what was called the Alabama Territory Two years later the county became part of the state of Alabama granted statehood on December 14 1819 4 5 The city of Mobile first settled by French colonists in the early 18th century as part of La Louisiane was designated as the county seat from the early days of the county 1 Both the county and city derive their name from Fort Louis de la Mobile a French fortification established near present day Axis Alabama in 1702 The word Mobile is believed to stem from a Choctaw word for paddlers 1 The area was occupied by French colonists from 1702 to 1763 and their influence has been strong in the city It was ruled by the British from 1763 to 1780 when more American colonists began to enter the territory and controlled by the Spanish from 1780 to 1813 At the end of the War of 1812 the United States took over the territory At that time new settlers were being attracted to the land eager to develop short staple cotton in the uplands area Invention of the cotton gin made processing of this type of cotton profitable stimulating wholesale development of new cotton plantations in the Black Belt during the antebellum years Mobile developed as a major deepwater port in the nineteenth century cotton was its major export There were nine documented lynchings in Mobile from 1891 to 1981 March 31 1891 Zachariah Graham 6 October 2 1906 Roy Hoyle 7 October 2 1906 Willie Thompson 8 October 2 1906 Corneilius Robinson 9 September 22 1907 Mose Dossett 10 January 23 1909 Richard Robertson 11 July 31 1910 Bill Walker 12 June 6 1919 James E Lewis 13 March 21 1981 Michael DonaldCourthouse fires occurred in the years 1823 1840 and 1872 1 Geography Edit Aerial view of the Mobile River at its confluence with Chickasaw Creek This photograph was taken around 1990 during construction of the Cochrane Africatown bridge carrying U S Route 90 across the river According to the U S Census Bureau the county has a total area of 1 644 square miles 4 260 km2 of which 1 229 square miles 3 180 km2 is land and 415 square miles 1 070 km2 25 2 is water 14 It is the fourth largest county in Alabama by land area and second largest by total area It includes several islands including Dauphin Island Gaillard Island and Mon Louis Island Major highways Edit Interstate 10 Interstate 65 Interstate 165 planned western bypass U S Highway 43 U S Highway 45 U S Highway 90 U S Highway 98 State Route 158 State Route 163 State Route 188 State Route 193 State Route 213 State Route 217 Adjacent counties Edit Washington County north Baldwin County east Jackson County Mississippi southwest George County Mississippi west Greene County Mississippi northwest National protected areas Edit Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge part Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge part Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18202 672 18306 267134 5 184018 741199 0 185027 60047 3 186041 13149 0 187049 31119 9 188048 653 1 3 189051 5876 0 190062 74021 6 191080 85428 9 1920100 11723 8 1930118 36318 2 1940141 97419 9 1950231 10562 8 1960314 30136 0 1970317 3081 0 1980364 98015 0 1990378 6433 7 2000399 8435 6 2010412 9923 3 2020414 8090 4 2021 est 413 073 15 0 4 U S Decennial Census 16 1790 1960 17 1900 1990 18 1990 2000 19 2010 2020 2 2020 Edit Mobile County racial composition 20 Race Num Perc White non Hispanic 226 703 54 65 Black or African American non Hispanic 145 435 35 06 Native American 3 743 0 9 Asian 8 515 2 05 Pacific Islander 216 0 05 Other Mixed 16 772 4 04 Hispanic or Latino 13 425 3 24 As of the 2020 United States census there were 414 809 people 155 946 households and 97 398 families residing in the county 2010 Edit According to the 2010 United States Census the population of the county comprised the following racial and ethnic groups 60 2 White 34 6 Black 0 9 Native American 1 8 Asian 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1 5 Two or more races 2 4 Hispanic or Latino of any race 2000 Edit According to the 2000 United States census 21 there were 399 843 people 150 179 households and 106 777 families residing in the county The population density was 324 people per square mile 125 km2 There were 165 101 housing units at an average density of 134 per square mile 52 km2 The racial makeup of the county was 63 07 White 33 38 Black or African American 0 67 Native American 1 41 Asian 0 03 Pacific Islander 0 40 from other races and 1 04 from two or more races 1 22 of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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 dispersal was 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 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 Government Edit Interstate 10 entering the Wallace Tunnel in Mobile Alabama Local Edit Mobile County has a limited form of home rule and is governed by a three member county commission Each commissioner represents a single member district and is elected by the voters of that district to serve a four year term Each commissioner has an equal vote on the commission During an elected term each commissioner serves as President of the Mobile County Commission for 16 months beginning with the District 1 Commissioner As of November 2020 Mobile County Commissioners are District 1 northern County Merceria L Ludgood D District 2 western and central County Connie Hudson R District 3 southern County Randall Dueitt R State Edit Under the state constitution the legislature maintains considerable power over county affairs Mobile County is represented in the Alabama Legislature by three senators and nine representatives It is represented in the Alabama Senate by Democrat Vivian Davis Figures from the 33rd district by Republican Jack Williams from the 34th district and by Republican David Sessions from the 35th district 22 It is represented in the Alabama House of Representatives by Democrat Adline Clarke from the 97th district Democrat Napoleon Bracy from the 98th district Democrat Sam Jones from the 99th district Republican Victor Gaston from the 100th district Republican Chris Pringle from the 101st district Republican Shane Stringer from the 102nd district Democrat Barbara Drummond from the 103rd district Republican Margie Wilcox from the 104th district and Republican Chip Brown from the 105th district 23 Education EditIn most areas of Mobile County schools are operated by the Mobile County Public School System The cities of Chickasaw Saraland and Satsuma have separate school systems Each is served by Chickasaw City Schools Saraland Board of Education and Satsuma City School System 24 Mobile County is the home of the University of South Alabama USA a public research university divided into ten colleges including one of Alabama s two state supported medical schools USA has an enrollment of over 16 000 students and employs more than 6 000 faculty administrators and support staff It is also home to two private institutions of higher learning Spring Hill College founded in 1830 is Catholic and the third oldest Jesuit college or university in the U S Its enrollment is about 1 500 students and it offers 46 academic majors University of Mobile established in 1961 and affiliated with Alabama Baptist Convention has an enrollment of about 2 000 and offers 90 academic majors Politics EditDuring the late 20th century white conservatives left the Democratic Party for the Republican Party In that same period as African Americans regained their ability to exercise the franchise after passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act they tended to support the national Democratic Party Today the population of Mobile County is majority white at the time of the Civil War it was majority black In 2004 the incumbent Republican president George W Bush won 59 percent of the vote and 92 014 votes Democrat John F Kerry won 40 percent of the vote and 63 732 votes Other candidates won one percent of the vote 25 In the 2008 presidential election Mobile County cast the majority of its votes for the Republican candidate John McCain He won 54 of the vote and 98 049 votes Democrat Barack Obama received 45 of the vote and 82 181 votes Other candidates won 1 of the vote 25 In the Senate off year election in 2008 Republican Jeff Sessions did better than John McCain Sessions won 57 percent of the vote and 102 043 votes His challenger Democrat Vivian Figures won 43 percent of the vote and 77 292 votes 25 Due to Mobile being an urban city the margins between the Republican and Democrat candidates are usually between 10 19 points Since 1996 the Democrats have gotten 40 45 of the vote United States presidential election results for Mobile County Alabama 26 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 101 243 55 27 79 474 43 39 2 447 1 34 2016 95 116 55 06 72 186 41 79 5 435 3 15 2012 94 893 54 18 78 760 44 97 1 487 0 85 2008 98 049 54 04 82 181 45 30 1 194 0 66 2004 92 014 58 69 63 732 40 65 1 025 0 65 2000 78 162 55 93 58 640 41 96 2 943 2 11 1996 66 775 51 32 54 749 42 08 8 579 6 59 1992 72 935 50 72 54 962 38 22 15 891 11 05 1988 72 203 60 88 45 524 38 39 870 0 73 1984 81 923 62 56 47 252 36 08 1 784 1 36 1980 67 515 57 71 46 180 39 47 3 297 2 82 1976 53 835 50 85 50 264 47 47 1 777 1 68 1972 62 639 73 15 20 694 24 17 2 301 2 69 1968 10 509 11 43 18 615 20 25 62 812 68 32 1964 49 493 70 72 0 0 00 20 488 29 28 1960 24 608 45 12 28 626 52 48 1 308 2 40 1956 20 639 52 21 17 163 43 41 1 732 4 38 1952 14 153 49 29 14 473 50 40 89 0 31 1948 2 685 19 41 0 0 00 11 150 80 59 1944 2 867 23 08 9 439 75 98 117 0 94 1940 1 887 13 99 11 480 85 08 126 0 93 1936 1 072 8 64 11 165 89 95 175 1 41 1932 1 705 14 90 9 658 84 42 78 0 68 1928 5 058 45 84 5 965 54 07 10 0 09 1924 1 814 28 54 4 125 64 91 416 6 55 1920 2 681 29 71 6 171 68 39 171 1 90 1916 832 21 36 2 968 76 18 96 2 46 1912 140 3 72 3 009 79 98 613 16 29 1908 453 14 03 2 422 75 03 353 10 94 1904 325 8 84 3 283 89 33 67 1 82 1900 2 243 41 64 2 939 54 56 205 3 81 1896 2 778 37 76 3 948 53 66 631 8 58 1892 397 5 63 4 680 66 33 1 979 28 05 1888 2 542 44 98 3 109 55 02 0 0 00 Communities EditCities Edit Bayou La Batre Chickasaw Citronelle Creola Mobile county seat Prichard Saraland Satsuma Semmes Towns Edit Dauphin Island Mount VernonCensus designated places Edit Axis Belle Fontaine Bucks Calvert partly in Washington County Chunchula Grand Bay Gulfcrest Movico Theodore Tillmans Corner Unincorporated communities Edit Alabama Port Cloverdale Coden Crawford Eight Mile Fernland Heron Bay Irvington Kushla Le Moyne Lloyds Mauvilla Mon Louis Pennsylvania St Elmo Tanner Williams Toulminville Union Church Whistler Wilmer Ghost town Edit Beaver MillsSee also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Mobile Alabama National Register of Historic Places listings in Mobile County Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage in Mobile County AlabamaReferences Edit a b c d e Mobile County Alabama history Alabama Department of Archives and History ADAH June 5 2009 Archived from the original on February 3 2013 Retrieved June 14 2009 a b State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Retrieved April 6 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Retrieved June 7 2011 An 1820 Claim to Congress Alabama Territory 1817 The Intruders TNGenNet Inc 2001 Statehood Dates 50states com 2009 1998 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 CSDE Lynching Database lynching csde washington edu Retrieved September 24 2017 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved August 22 2015 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 Retrieved April 6 2022 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 22 2015 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved August 22 2015 Forstall Richard L ed March 24 1995 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved August 22 2015 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau April 2 2001 Retrieved August 22 2015 Explore Census Data data census gov Retrieved December 14 2021 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 14 2011 Roster of the Alabama State Senate Official Website of the Alabama Legislature Archived from the original on June 29 2013 Retrieved July 5 2013 Roster of the Alabama House of Representatives Official Website Of The Alabama Legislature Archived from the original on June 21 2013 Retrieved July 5 2013 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Mobile County AL PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved July 31 2022 Text list a b c David Leip 2008 Atlas of United States Presidential Election Results Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved June 24 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mobile County Alabama Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclopaedia article about Mobile County Alabama Mobile County Alabama official website Map of roads towns in Mobile County from University of Alabama South Alabama Community Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mobile County Alabama amp oldid 1139776160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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