Alabama Port, also sometimes known as Port Alabama, is an unincorporated community on Mon Louis Island, in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Alabama Port, Alabama
Map of Alabama Port on lower west side of Mobile Bay, 1861
Map of Alabama Port on lower west side of Mobile Bay, 1861
Alabama Port is located in Alabama
Alabama Port
Alabama Port
Location within the state of Alabama
Alabama Port is located in the United States
Alabama Port
Alabama Port
Alabama Port (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°21′45″N 88°6′52″W / 30.36250°N 88.11444°W / 30.36250; -88.11444
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251

Geography

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Alabama Port is located at 30°26′26″N 88°06′21″W / 30.440474°N 88.105832°W / 30.440474; -88.105832, on the western shore of Mobile Bay, at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m).[1]

Demographics

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Alabama Port Precinct (1880)

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880417
U.S. Decennial Census[2]

Alabama Port has never reported separately as an unincorporated community on the U.S. Census. However, in 1880, the 19th precinct of Mobile County bore its name, and had 417 residents.[3] The name of the precinct was changed in 1890[3] to Cedar Point, then Heron Bayou and Dauphin Island in 1900,[4] simply Heron Bayou for 1910-20[5] and "Herron Bay" for 1930–50.[6] It was consolidated under the Bayou La Batre census division in 1960.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alabama Port, Alabama
  2. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Table III: Population of Civil Divisions Less Their Counties in the Aggregate, at the Censuses of 1880 and 1870" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  4. ^ "Minor Civil Divisions. Table 5: Populations of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions 1890 and 1900" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "Supplement for Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "Number of Inhabitants: Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.