Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Belle Fontaine, Alabama | |
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 Location of Belle Fontaine in Mobile County, Alabama. | |
  Belle Fontaine, Alabama Location of Belle Fontaine 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 | 215 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] | N/A |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 113875[4] |
Belle Fontaine (/ˌbɛl fɒnˈtɛn/; French: [bɛl fɔ̃ˈtɛn] (
listen)) 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[]
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References[]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Jul 17, 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "Belle Fontaine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links[]
- Location on Google Maps
Coordinates: 30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Categories:
- Census-designated places in Alabama
- Unincorporated communities in Alabama
- Census-designated places in Mobile County, Alabama
- Unincorporated communities in Mobile County, Alabama
- Populated coastal places in Alabama
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