Chunchula, Alabama

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Chunchula, Alabama
Census-designated place
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Location in Mobile County, Alabama
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Chunchula
Coordinates: 30°55′18″N88°12′2″W / 30.92167°N 88.20056°W / 30.92167; -88.20056
Country United States
State Alabama
County Mobile
Area
[1]
 • Total1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2)
 • Land1.80 sq mi (4.67 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
121 ft (37 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total195
 • Density108.09/sq mi (41.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36521
Area code 251
FIPS code 01-14968

Chunchula is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 195. [2] It has a post office with the 36521 ZIP code. The community has one site listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, the Chunchula School. [4]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 214—
1890 25820.6%
2010 210—
2020 195−7.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Chunchula was listed on the 1880 and 1890 U.S. Censuses as a village. It did not reappear on the U.S. Census until 2010 as a census-designated place or CDP.

Geography

Chunchula is located in northern Mobile County at 30°55′19″N88°12′02″W / 30.92185°N 88.20055°W / 30.92185; -88.20055 and has an elevation of 121 feet (37 m). [3] U.S. Route 45 passes through the community, leading south 20 miles (32 km) to Mobile and north 12 miles (19 km) to Citronelle.

Education

Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses. [6] Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5), [7] Lott Middle School (6-8), [8] and Citronelle High School (9-12). [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chunchula CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chunchula, Alabama
  4. ↑ "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. June 4, 2009. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. ↑ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Chunchula CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "McDavid-Jones [ permanent dead link ]." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lott Middle [ permanent dead link ]." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine ." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.


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