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Mobile County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of a tribe of Indians, the Maubila tribe (see Mobilian). As of 2003 its population was 399,747. Its county seat is Mobile. The entire county is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.
History
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Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1812 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1813 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1814 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1871 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 2,672
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| 1830 | 6,267
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| 1840 | 18,741
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| 1850 | 27,600
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| 1860 | 41,131
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| 1870 | 49,311
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| 1880 | 48,653
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| 1890 | 51,971
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| 1900 | 62,740
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| 1910 | 80,854
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| 1920 | 100,117
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| 1930 | 118,363
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| 1940 | 141,974
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| 1950 | 231,105
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| 1960 | 314,301
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| 1970 | 317,308
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| 1980 | 364,980
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| 1990 | 378,643
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Note: Population for 1890 includes 384 Indians (Geronimo's Apaches) at Mount Vernon Barracks, reported separately.
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