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Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama

Coordinates: 30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W / 30.49424; -88.11121
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For the town in Baldwin County, see Belle Fontaine, Alabama (Baldwin County).

Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Belle Fontaine is located in Alabama
Belle Fontaine
Belle Fontaine
Belle Fontaine is located in the United States
Belle Fontaine
Belle Fontaine
Coordinates: 30°29′37″N 88°06′13″W / 30.49361°N 88.10361°W / 30.49361; -88.10361
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Area
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 • Total1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total613
 • Density394.72/sq mi (152.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36582[3]
Area code251
GNIS feature ID113875[4]
FIPS code01-05212

Belle Fontaine (/ˌbɛl fɒnˈtɛn/; French: [bɛl fɔ̃ˈtɛn] ⓘ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on the western shore of Mobile Bay. It is located south of the city of Mobile, along the stretch of shore between the Deer River and the Fowl River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 613.[2]

The Belle Fontaine shoreline experiences the occasional jubilee, a rare phenomenon in which fish and crustaceans swarm in the water, just off the beach.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020613—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Belle Fontaine AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Belle Fontaine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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30°29′39″N 88°06′40″W / 30.49424°N 88.11121°W / 30.49424; -88.11121



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