Movico, Alabama

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Movico, Alabama
Mobile County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Movico Highlighted 0152680.svg
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
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Coordinates: 31°03′53″N88°01′32″W / 31.06472°N 88.02556°W / 31.06472; -88.02556
Country United States
State Alabama
County Mobile
Area
[1]
  Total0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
  Land0.78 sq mi (2.03 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total291
  Density371.65/sq mi (143.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID123539 [3]
FIPS code 01-52680

Movico is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2020 census. [2] The town was heavily damaged by an EF2 tornado on January 12, 2023. [4]

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Geography

Movico is in northeastern Mobile County, along U.S. Route 43. It is 30 miles (48 km) north of Mobile and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Mount Vernon.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010 305
2020 291−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

Education

Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses. [6] Residents are zoned to Citronelle High School. [7] The community was formerly in the attendance boundary of the Belsaw/Mr. Vernon K-8 school in Mount Vernon, [8] which closed in 2016. [9]

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References

  1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Movico CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. "Movico". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "January 12th, 2023 Tornado Event". www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Mobile AL. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Movico CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  7. "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine ." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  8. A copy of the school's attendance boundary, as the file "Belsaw Mt. Vernon.pdf", is available from the Mobile County Public School System Student Support Services Department. This file was previously available online (see "Elementary Attendance Zone Maps(A-I)" "Belsaw Mt Vernon" but the link is broken)
  9. Devoe, Emily (May 24, 2016). "Mobile County School Board Votes to Close Two Schools". WKRG . Retrieved November 27, 2018.