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Mobile Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern U.S. state of Alabama and is the
county seat of Mobile County.
It is located on the
Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United
States. The population within the city limits
was 198,915 during the 2000 census.
Mobile is the principal
municipality of the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical
Area (MSA), a region of 399,843 residents
which is composed solely of Mobile County and is the second largest MSA in the
state.
Mobile is included in the Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope Combined Statistical
Area with a total population of 540,258, the
second largest combined statistical area in the state behind Birmingham. Mobile began as the first
capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702. The city gained its name from the Native American Mobilian tribe that the French colonists found in the area of
Mobile Bay.[6] During its first 100 years, Mobile was a colony for France, then Britain, and lastly Spain. Mobile first became a part of the United States of
America in 1813. It then left that union in
1861 when Alabama joined the Confederate States of
America, which collapsed in
1865. Located at the junction of
the Mobile River and Mobile Bay on the northern Gulf of Mexico, the city is the only seaport in Alabama. The Port of Mobile has always played a key role in the economic health of the
city beginning with the city as a key trading center between the French and
Native Americans
down to its current role
as the 9th largest port in the United
States. As one of the Gulf Coast's
cultural centers, Mobile houses several art museums, a symphony orchestra, a professional opera, a professional ballet company, and a large concentration of historic architecture.
Mobile is known for
having the oldest organized Carnival celebrations in the United States, dating to the 1700s of its
early colonial period. It was also host to the first formally organized Carnival
mystic society or "krewe" in the United States, dating to 1830.
People from Mobile are
known as Mobilians. Mobile is home to an array
of cultural influences with its mixed French, Spanish, Creole and Catholic
heritage, in addition to British and African, distinguishing it from all other
cities in the state of Alabama. The annual Carnival celebration is perhaps the best illustration of this. Mobile
is the birthplace of Mardi Gras in the United States and has the oldest celebration, dating
to the early 1700s of the French colonial period.
Carnival in Mobile has
evolved over the course of 300 years from a sedate French Catholic tradition
into a mainstream multi-week celebration across the spectrum of
cultures.
Mobile's official
cultural ambassadors are the Azalea Trail Maids, meant to embody the ideals of Southern
hospitality. Mobile has antebellum
architectural examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Creole cottage. Later architectural styles found in the city include the
various Victorian types, shotgun types, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial
Revival, Beaux-Arts and many others. The city currently has nine major historic
districts consisting of Old Dauphin Way, Oakleigh Garden, Lower Dauphin
Street, Leinkauf, De Tonti Square, Church Street East, Ashland Place, Campground, and Midtown. Beginning in 2008, the
Bell Micro LPGA
Classic will also be held in Mobile. Mobile
is also home to the Azalea Trail Run, which races through historic midtown and downtown Mobile.
This 10k run has been an annual event since 1978. The Azalea Trail Run is one of
the premier 10k road races in the U.S., attracting runners from all over the
world. Income & Housing Costs Numbers: Estimated median household income in 2008: $36,676 (it
was $31,445 in 2000)
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $126,400
(it was $80,400 in 2000)
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