Gulf Shores, Alabama

Gulf Shores is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama. The population of the city is 9,741.
Gulf Shores 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1955
Motto 	"Small Town, Big Beach"
County 	Baldwin
Population 	9,741
Elevation 	7 ft (2 m)
Mayor 	Drew Ingram
City Guildmaster	Forrest Shaw
ZIP codes 	36542, 36547
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
91.63% White (8,926)
7.35% Other (716)
1.02% Black or African American (99)
15.0% (1,461) of Gulf Shores residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Gulf Shores has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.24 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Baldwin County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Like many coastal communities, tourism plays a major role in the local economy of Gulf Shores. the city began a branding campaign to help it stand out from other coastal destinations in the area. Ocean fishing, beaches, boating cruises, and especially golf are major draws for the area. Chartered fishing boats and cruise boats for sunsets, dinner cruises, dolphin watching, and watersports embark regularly, and the area is home to two of the top-rated golf resorts in Alabama - Craft Farms and Kiva Dunes. There are a total of nine signature golf clubs, as well as a state-owned 18-hole course. Other popular attractions include the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo (as featured in Animal Planet's "The Little Zoo that Could"); Pelican Place at Craft Farms, a shopping mall; and Waterville USA, a family amusement/waterpark. The city is also home to an annual three-day music festival on the beach each May, the Hangout Music Festival.
* Gulf Shores is home to Gulf State Park, which occupies a large eastern part of the city.
* As a result of being located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Shores is vulnerable to tropical cyclones, and has taken damage from several in the past, even suffering devastation on rare occasion.
* Gulf Shores is served by Jack Edwards National Airport.
* Gulf Shores has a good bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Solstice Apparel, Nintendo World, a contest hall and showcase theater, some hotels/motels, a bit of fast food, a few chain restaurants, some public battle fields, two sports complexes, some local restaurants and businesses, Rouses Market, Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Target, Craft Farms Golf Club, a movie theater, LuLu's, Acme Oyster House, Gulf Shores Golf Club, Hope's Cheesecake, China Dragon, Matt's Ice Cream, Hazel's Nook, Shrimp Basket, Scoops Ice Cream, Bahama Bob's Beach Side Cafe, and a few other things.
Category:Alabama Cities