Gulfcrest, Alabama

Gulfcrest, Alabama
Census-designated place
Store in Gulfcrest
Location in Mobile County, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°59′44″N 88°14′42″W / 30.99556°N 88.24500°W / 30.99556; -88.24500
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Mobile
Area [1]
• Total	1.52 sq mi (3.93 km^2)
• Land	1.51 sq mi (3.92 km^2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation [2]	148 ft (45 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	142
• Density	93.8/sq mi (36.21/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	251
GNIS feature ID	2628592[2]
FIPS code	01-32248

Gulfcrest is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 142 as of the 2020 census.^[3]

Geography

Gulfcrest is in northern Mobile County, along U.S. Route 45, which leads southeast 26 miles (42 km) to Mobile and north 6 miles (10 km) to Citronelle.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gulfcrest has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), of which 0.003 square miles (0.0078 km²), or 0.20%, are water.^[1] Chickasaw Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Mobile River, forms the eastern boundary of the Gulfcrest CDP.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	161		—
2020	142		−11.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Gulfcrest was listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.^[5]

Gulfcrest 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[6]	Pop 2020[7]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	140	123	86.96%	86.62%
Black or African American alone (NH)	5	5	3.11%	3.52%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	9	0	5.59%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
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)	5	11	3.11%	7.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	3	1.24%	2.11%
Total	161	142	100.00%	100.00%

Notable people

• Oscar W. Adams Sr., publisher of the Birmingham Reporter and father of Alabama Supreme Court justice Oscar W. Adams Jr.^[8]

Education

Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.^[9] Residents are zoned to McDavid-Jones Elementary School (K-5),^[10] Lott Middle School (6-8),^[11] and Citronelle High School (9-12).^[12]

References

1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gulfcrest, Alabama
3. "Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "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.
6. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
7. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gulfcrest CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
8. Peebles, Marilyn T. (August 16, 2012). The Alabama Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia: A Brief History. University Press of America. ISBN 9780761858157 – via Google Books.
9. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gulfcrest CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
10. "McDavid-Jones^{[permanent dead link]}." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
11. "Lott Middle^{[permanent dead link]}." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
12. "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.