Stockton, Alabama

Stockton, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Location of Stockton in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Coordinates: 30°59′38″N 87°51′42″W / 30.99389°N 87.86167°W / 30.99389; -87.86167[1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Baldwin
Area [2]
• Total	9.63 sq mi (24.94 km^2)
• Land	9.34 sq mi (24.20 km^2)
• Water	0.29 sq mi (0.74 km^2)
Elevation [1]	105 ft (32 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	557
• Density	59.6/sq mi (23.02/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	36507, 36527, 36551, 36578
Area code	251
FIPS code	01-73272
GNIS feature ID	2633318[1]

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.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	557		—
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

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: ^{[citation needed]}

• Caucasian/White - 79.7%
• African-Americans - 18.2%
• Native Americans - 2.1%

2020 census

Stockton 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 2020[4]	2020
White alone (NH)	489	87.79%
Black or African American alone (NH)	37	6.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	6	1.08%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	0.54%
Other race alone (NH)	1	0.18%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	14	2.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.26%
Total	557	100.00%

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.^[5] The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837.^[6] 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. Steamship operators were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week and touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by a stagecoach 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

• Interstate 65
• Alabama State Route 59

Airfields

• Hubbard Landing Seaplane Base

Education

The school district is Baldwin County Public Schools.^[7]

School facilities:

• Stockton Junior High School (SJHS, Defunct)

The Stockton Junior High School burned down in 1973 due to disputed causes.^{[citation needed]}

• Vaughn School (Defunct)

The Vaughn School was torn down to create a park, the second of such a park constructed on old school grounds.

Gallery

• 
  Masonic Hall
• 
  McMillan House
• 
  Methodist Church

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stockton, Alabama
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
4. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stockton CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
5. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
6. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
7. Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Baldwin County, AL (PDF) (Map). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2025. Text list.