Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W / 30.49424; -88.11121
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Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Location of Belle Fontaine in Mobile County, Alabama.
Location of Belle Fontaine in Mobile County, Alabama.
Belle Fontaine, Alabama is located in Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama is located in the United States
Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°29′37″N 88°06′13″W / 30.49361°N 88.10361°W / 30.49361; -88.10361
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Area
[1]
 • Total1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total215
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
N/A
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID113875[4]

Belle Fontaine (/ˌbɛl fɒnˈtɛn/; French: [bɛl fɔ̃ˈtɛn] ⓘ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on the western shore of Mobile Bay. It is located south of the city of Mobile, along the stretch of shore between Deer River and Fowl River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 608.[2]

The Belle Fontaine shoreline experiences the occasional jubilee, a rare phenomenon in which fish and crustaceans swarm in the water, just off the beach.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Belle Fontaine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W / 30.49424; -88.11121


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