Stockton | |
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Coordinates: 30°59′38″N87°51′29″W / 30.99389°N 87.85806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Baldwin |
Area | |
• Total | 9.63 sq mi (24.94 km2) |
• Land | 9.34 sq mi (24.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.74 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 557 |
• Density | 59.62/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 ID | 127416 |
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.
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.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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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:
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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.
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.
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