Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
Gulfcrest, Alabama | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 88°14′15″W / 30.99556°N 88.23750°W / 30.99556; -88.23750 | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Mobile |
Area | |
• Total | 1.52 sq mi (3.93 km) |
• Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km) |
Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 142 |
• Density | 93.79/sq mi (36.21/km) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 143406 |
FIPS code | 01-32248 |
Gulfcrest is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 142 as of the 2020 census.
Geography
Gulfcrest is in northern Mobile County, along U.S. Route 45, which leads southeast 26 miles (42 km) to Mobile and north 6 miles (10 km) to Citronelle.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gulfcrest has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), of which 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km), or 0.20%, are water. Chickasaw Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Mobile River, forms the eastern boundary of the Gulfcrest CDP.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 161 | — | |
2020 | 142 | −11.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census |
The community is about a third African American.
Notable people
- Oscar W. Adams Sr., publisher of the Birmingham Reporter and father of Alabama Supreme Court justice Oscar W. Adams Jr.
Education
Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses. Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5), Lott Middle School (6-8), and Citronelle High School (9-12).
References
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- "Gulfcrest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- Peebles, Marilyn T. (August 16, 2012). The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761858157 – via Google Books.
- "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gulfcrest CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- "McDavid-Jones." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- "Lott Middle." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Mobile County, Alabama, United States | ||
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County seat: Mobile | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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