Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama

Belle Fontaine, Alabama
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°29′47″N 88°06′43″W / 30.49639°N 88.11194°W / 30.49639; -88.11194
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Area
 • Total
1.92 sq mi (4.96 km2)
 • Land1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
Elevation23 ft (7.0 m)
Population
 • Total
613
 • Density394.7/sq mi (152.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36582[4]
Area code251
GNIS feature ID2632282[2]
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.[3]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010608
20206130.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Belle Fontaine was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[6]

Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 552 509 90.79% 83.03%
Black or African American alone (NH) 10 8 1.64% 1.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3 8 0.49% 1.31%
Asian alone (NH) 14 2 2.30% 0.33%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 7 49 1.15% 7.99%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22 37 3.62% 6.04%
Total 608 613 100.00% 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Fontaine, Mobile County, Alabama
  3. ^ a b "Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Belle Fontaine AL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Alabama" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Belle Fontaine CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.