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'Mobile County' is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the ''Maubila'' tribe (see Mobilian). As of 2003 its population was 399,747. Its county seat is Mobile. The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.

Contents

History

Geography

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Municipalities and census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Education

References

History

★ Mobile County was established 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.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,258 km² (1,644 mi²). 3,194 km² (1,233 mi²) of it is land and 1,064 km² (411 mi²) of it (25.00%) is water.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 10

★ Interstate 65

★ Interstate 165

★ U.S. Highway 43

★ U.S. Highway 45

★ U.S. Highway 90

★ U.S. Highway 98

Adjacent Counties

★ Washington County (north)

★ Baldwin County (east)

★ Jackson County, Mississippi (southwest)

★ George County, Mississippi (west)

★ Greene County, Mississippi (northwest)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 399,843 people, 150,179 households, and 106,777 families residing in the county. The population density was 125/km² (324/mi²). There were 165,101 housing units at an average density of 52/km² (134/mi²). 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 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 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.

Municipalities and census-designated places

City (population)

★ Mobile (197,833)

★ Prichard (27,963)

★ Saraland (12,288)

★ Chickasaw (6,364)

★ Satsuma (5,687)

★ Citronelle (3,659)

★ Bayou La Batre (2,313)
Towns

★ Creola (2,002)

★ Dauphin Island (1,371)

★ Mount Vernon (844)
Census-designated place

★ Tillmans Corner (15,685)

★ Theodore (6,811)

★ Grand Bay (3,918)

Unincorporated communities

★ Eight Mile (partially in the city of Prichard, partially unincorporated)

★ Semmes

Education

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

References

★ information on Mobile metropolitan area