Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama
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Belle Fontaine, Alabama | |
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![]() Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
Coordinates: 30°29′37″N 88°06′13″W / 30.49361°N 88.10361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Mobile |
Area | |
• Total | 1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2) |
• Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2) |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 613 |
• Density | 394.72/sq mi (152.38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 36582[3] |
Area code | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 113875[4] |
FIPS code | 01-05212 |
Belle Fontaine (/ˌbɛl fɒnˈtɛn/; French: [bɛl fɔ̃ˈtɛn] ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) 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 the Deer River and the Fowl River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 613.[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
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 613 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
References
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "Belle Fontaine AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Belle Fontaine". 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.
External links
- Location on Google Maps
30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W