Summary
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]
Gulfcrest, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
  Gulfcrest  Gulfcrest | |
| Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 88°14′15″W / 30.99556°N 88.23750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Mobile |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.52 sq mi (3.93 km2) |
| • Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 142 |
| • Density | 93.79/sq mi (36.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 143406[3] |
| FIPS code | 01-32248 |
Geography edit
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 edit
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 161 | — | |
| 2020 | 142 | −11.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
The community is about a third African American.
Notable people edit
- Oscar W. Adams Sr., publisher of the Birmingham Reporter and father of Alabama Supreme Court justice Oscar W. Adams Jr.[5]
Education edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "Gulfcrest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gulfcrest CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- ^ "McDavid-Jones." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Lott Middle." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.