Bay Minette, Alabama

Bay Minette is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Alabama. The population of the city is 8,044.
Bay Minette 	Alabama
Incorporated 	October 12, 1901
County 	Baldwin
Population 	8,044
Elevation 	269 ft (82 m)
Mayor 	Willie Coffey
City Guildmaster	Keith Kelly
ZIP code 	36507
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
58.34% White (4,693)
36.81% Black or African American (2,961)
4.85% Other (390)
25.2% (2,027) of Bay Minette residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Bay Minette has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 15 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.73 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Baldwin County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1900, by an act of the legislature of Alabama, the county seat was authorized for relocation to the city of Bay Minette; however, the city of Daphne resisted relocation. The citizens of Bay Minette moved the county records from Daphne in the middle of the night on October 11–12, 1901 and delivered them to the city of Bay Minette - where the Baldwin County seat remains to this day. A mural for the new post office built in 1937 was commissioned by the WPA and painted by Hilton Leech, to commemorate this event.
* In September 2011, the town attempted to enact a program called "Operation Restore Our Community". It would have allowed those convicted of a misdemeanor to substitute imprisonment with mandatory church attendance for one year. However, this program was challenged due to violating separation of church and state, and the program's start was delayed for judicial review. It appears to have been scrapped.
* Portions of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind were filmed near the town's Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot, and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood was filmed in rural portions of Baldwin County near Bay Minette.
* Bay Minette has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a municipal airport, Ruby Tuesday, Walmart, Nintendo World, a pool complex, a bit of fast food, CVS, Tractor Supply Co., a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a few auto parts places and car dealerships, electric showers, and a few other things.
Category:Alabama Cities