Stockton, Alabama

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Baldwin County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Stockton Highlighted 0173272.svg
Location of Stockton in Baldwin County, Alabama.
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Stockton (the United States)
Coordinates: 30°59′38″N87°51′29″W / 30.99389°N 87.85806°W / 30.99389; -87.85806
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Area
[1]
  Total9.63 sq mi (24.94 km2)
  Land9.34 sq mi (24.20 km2)
  Water0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total557
  Density59.62/sq mi (23.02/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
FIPS code 01-73272
GNIS feature ID127416

Stockton is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is the nearest community to Bottle Creek Indian Mounds, a National Historic Landmark.

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The community is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.

A slasher film, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, was made in and around the Stockton area.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 557
U.S. Decennial Census [2]

The most recent estimates of the population of the community, puts the population somewhere near 2,046 individuals. These estimates also list the following races and ethnicities:

History

The community is most likely named for Francis Stockton, who was appointed in 1809 to select a site for the first Baldwin County courthouse. [3] The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837. [4] The U. S. Mail service delivered mail from Montgomery, Alabama by stage coach twice a week to Stockton. In 1855 the United States government started a mail service between Mobile, Stockton and Claiborne, Alabama. Steamers were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week, touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by the stage line.

Transportation

Stockton is served by several major roadways, in and around the small community. Stockton is also home to a small seaplane base, mainly frequented by general aviation traffic.

Major Roadways

Airfields

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.