Bridgeport, Alabama

Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama. The population of the city is 2,418.
Bridgeport 	Alabama
Incorporated 	1891
County 	Jackson
Population 	2,418
Elevation 	673 ft (205 m)
Mayor 	John Ethel
City Guildmaster	Barry Brown
ZIP code 	35740
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
81.47% White (1,970)
11.50% Black or African American (278)
7.03% Other (170)
29.2% (706) of Bridgeport residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Bridgeport has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.57 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Although along the Tennessee River, wild Water-types don't wander into Bridgeport enough to be given a table listing.
== Fun facts ==
* Bridgeport doesn't have much to offer. It has a Hardee's, Subway, a few local restaurants and businesses, a few gas stations, an abandoned landing strip, dollar stores, Save-A-Lot, a few public battle fields, a sports complex, and a few other things.
* Bridgeport was the site of a major skirmish on April 29, 1862, when Union General Ormsby Mitchel seized control of the city, and numerous other small actions over the following year as Confederate forces attempted to regain control of the area. The city was burned by Confederate troops under General Braxton Bragg in the Summer of 1863, but it was reoccupied by Union forces. In the latter part of the war, Bridgeport was the site of a major Union shipyard that built gunboats and transports for the Union Army. The USS Chattanooga was built here; it became a vital part of the famous "Cracker Line," which broke the Confederates' siege of Chattanooga in November 1863.
Category:Alabama Cities