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Mobile (/ m oʊ ˈ b iː l / moh-BEEL, French: ⓘ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobile's population increased to 204,689 residents, making it the second-most populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville.
Mobile County, Alabama. / 30.7864°N 88.2139°W / 30.7864; -88.2139. Mobile County ( / moʊˈbiːl / moh-BEEL) is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the third-most populous county in the state after Jefferson and Madison counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 414,809. [2]
History of Alabama. Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years. During 1720, when France warred with Spain, Mobile was on the battlefront, so the capital moved west to Biloxi. [1] In 1763, Britain took control of the colony following their victory in the Seven Years ...
John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Winston County in 1858. Jones County. Josiah Jones, a local political leader. Covington County (its former name) in 1868 after Jones refused the honor. Jones County. E.P. Jones, a local landowner. Sanford County, which subsequently became Lamar County in 1877.
Mobile metropolitan area. The Mobile Metropolitan Area comprises Mobile in the southwest corner of Alabama in the United States. As of the 2020 census the metropolitan area had a population of 430,197. [1] The Mobile metropolitan area is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state of Alabama, after Birmingham and Huntsville.
Africatown, also known as AfricaTown USA and Plateau, is a historic community located three miles (5 km) north of downtown Mobile, Alabama. It was formed by a group of 32 West Africans, who in 1860 were bought and transported against their will in the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States.
Battleship Memorial Park. / 30.68178; -88.01479. Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. Its notable aircraft and museum ships include the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum. Alabama and Drum are National Historic Landmarks ...
The Midtown Historic District is a historic district in the city of Mobile, Alabama, United States.It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001, with a small boundary increase on November 18, 2020 It is roughly bounded by Taylor Avenue, Government Street, Houston Street, Kenneth Street, Springhill Avenue, and Florida Street.