Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama | |
|---|---|
Location in Mobile County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 30°29′47″N 88°06′43″W / 30.49639°N 88.11194°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 | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 613 |
| • Density | 394.7/sq mi (152.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36582[4] |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2632282[2] |
| 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.[3]
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 | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 608 | — | |
| 2020 | 613 | 0.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
Belle Fontaine was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010[7] | Pop 2020[8] | % 2010 | % 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 552 | 509 | 90.79% | 83.03% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 10 | 8 | 1.64% | 1.31% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 3 | 8 | 0.49% | 1.31% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 14 | 2 | 2.30% | 0.33% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 7 | 49 | 1.15% | 7.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 22 | 37 | 3.62% | 6.04% |
| Total | 608 | 613 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
References
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
External links
- Location on Google Maps