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Gulfcrest, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 88°14′15″W / 30.99556°N 88.23750°W / 30.99556; -88.23750
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Gulfcrest, Alabama
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Gulfcrest is located in Alabama
Gulfcrest
Gulfcrest
Gulfcrest is located in the United States
Gulfcrest
Gulfcrest
Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 88°14′15″W / 30.99556°N 88.23750°W / 30.99556; -88.23750
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Area
 • Total1.52 sq mi (3.93 km2)
 • Land1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
148 ft (45 m)
Population
 • Total142
 • Density93.79/sq mi (36.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID143406[3]
FIPS code01-32248

Gulfcrest is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 142 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Geography

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Gulfcrest is in northern Mobile County, along U.S. Route 45, which leads southeast 26 miles (42 km) to Mobile and north 6 miles (10 km) to Citronelle.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gulfcrest has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), of which 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km2), or 0.20%, are water.[1] Chickasaw Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Mobile River, forms the eastern boundary of the Gulfcrest CDP.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010161
2020142−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

The community is about a third African American.

Notable people

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Education

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Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.[6] Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5),[7] Lott Middle School (6-8),[8] and Citronelle High School (9-12).[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Gulfcrest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ Peebles, Marilyn T. (August 16, 2012). The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761858157 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gulfcrest CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "McDavid-Jones[permanent dead link]." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Lott Middle[permanent dead link]." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  9. ^ "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.