Mobile County, Alabama

Mobile County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is named after a tribe of Native Americans, the Maubila tribe.  As of 2020, 414,809 people lived there.  Its county seat is Mobile.  The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.

 History 
 Mobile County was first settled in 1702.
 The county was declared a disaster area in September 1979 due to damage from Hurricane Frederic.
 The county was declared a disaster area in September 2005 due to damage from Hurricane Katrina.

 Government 
The county-wide government is a 3 member district county commission which represents both the unincorporated residents and the residents of other municipalities. 

 Geography 
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (25.2%) is water.

 Neighbouring Counties 
 Washington County (north)
 Baldwin County (east)
 Jackson County, Mississippi (southwest)
 George County, Mississippi (west)
 Greene County, Mississippi (northwest)

 Demographics 
The census of 2020 said that there were 414,809 people, 155,946 households, and 97,398 families families living in the county.  The population density was 250 people per square mile (97/km²).  

The racial makeup of the county was 55.3% White and 35.3% Black or African American.

 Communities 
 Municipalities 
Cities (2020 population)
 Mobile (187,041), the county seat
 Prichard (19,322)
 Saraland (16,171)
 Satsuma (6,749)
 Chickasaw (6,457)
 Semmes (4,941)
 Citronelle (3,946)
 Bayou La Batre (2,204)
 Creola (1,936)

Towns (2020 population)
 Dauphin Island (1,778)
 Mount Vernon (1,354)

 Unincorporated communities 
Census-designated places (2020 population)
 Tillmans Corner (17,731)
 Theodore (6,270)
 Grand Bay (3,460)

Other communities
 Eight Mile (partially in the city of Prichard, partially unincorporated)

 Education 
Most of the public schools in Mobile County are operated by the Mobile County Public School System. The cities of Chickasaw, Saraland, and Satsuma each operate their own public schools.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Information on Mobile metropolitan area
 Mobile County map of roads/towns (map © 2007 Univ. of Alabama).

Category:Alabama counties
Category:1812 establishments in the United States
Category:1810s establishments in Alabama