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Notable locations in Mobile: Alabama State Docks (A), Alba Club (B), Mobile Country Club (C), Mobile Waterworks (D), Mobile Yacht Club (E), Auburn University Experiment Station (F), Azalea City Golf Club (G), Skyline Country Club (H), Spring Hill Golf Course (I), Spring Hill State Fish Hatchery (J), Union Station (K), Buccaneer Yacht Club (L), Cypress Creek Country Club (M), Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club (N), Highland Country Club (O), Toulminville Branch Mobile Public Library (P), Mobile City Hall (Q), Mobile County Courthouse (R), Mobile County Youth Center (S), Dearborn Community Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Mertz Shopping Center (1), Michigan Avenue Shopping Center (2), Midtown Shopping Center (3), Navco Shopping Center (4), Overlook Village Shopping Center (5), Pleasant Valley Shopping Center (6), Regency Square Shopping Center (7), Azalea Road Shopping Center (8), Skyland Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Mobile include: Williams African Methodist Episcopal Zion Chapel (A), Big Star Church of God (B), Big Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), White Stone Baptist Church (D), Westwood Baptist Church (E), Westminister Presbyterian Church (F), Westlawn Baptist Church (G), Westgate Baptist Church (H), Western Hills Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Casher Cemetery (1), Catholic Cemetery of Mobile (2), Wolf Ridge Cemetery (3), Pinecrest Cemetery (4), Church Street Cemetery (5), Saint Austin Cemetery (6), Spring Hill Graveyard (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Duck Lake (A), McLean Lake (B), Crystal Lake (C), Spring Hill Lake (D), Bienville Reservoir (E), Municipal Park Lake Number One (F), Wragg Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chickasaw Creek (A), Moore Creek (B), Spencer Branch (C), Spring Creek (D), Milkhouse Creek (E), Stone Branch (F), Catfish Bayou (G), Rattlesnake Bayou (H), Red Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Mobile include: Langan Ball Park (1), John Kidd Playground (2), Baumhauer Park (3), Taylor Park (4), Hackmeyer Park (5), Ladd Memorial Stadium (6), Matthews Park (7), Hillsdale Heights Park (8), Crawford Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post offices: Mobile Post Office (A), Crichton Post Office (B), Cottage Hill Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: National African American Archives (Museums; 564 Drive Martin L King Jr) (1), Fort Conde Museum (150 South Royal Street) (2), Oakleigh House Museum (350 Oakleigh Place) (3), Mobile Museum of Art (4850 Museum Drive) (4), U S S Alabama Battleship Commission (Museums; 2703 Battleship Parkway) (5), Conde Charlotte Museum House (104 Theatre Street) (6), Gulf Coast Exploreum (Museums; 65 Government Street) (7), Mobile Botanical Gardens (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5151 Museum Drive) (8), Mobile City - Public Libraries- Branches and Bookmobile- West Regional Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 5555 Grelot Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Taylor Motel (2598 Government Boulevard) (1), Scenic Motel (5308 Moffett Rd) (2), Extended Stay America - Mobile (508 Spring Hill Plaza Ct) (3), Budget Inn (555 Government Street) (4), Star Motel (1085 South Bessemer Avenue) (5), Hampton Inn Mobile-I-65/Airport Blvd (930 West I-65 Service Road South) (6), Days Inn (3650 Airport Blvd) (7), Econo Lodge (156 West I65 Service Road South) (8), TownePlace Suites Mobile (1075 Montlimar Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Courts: U S Government - Federal Courts- U S Pretrial Services (201 Saint Michael Street Suite 100) (1), Mobile County - Community Corrections Center- Mobile County Drug Court (111 Canal Street) (2), Chickasaw City - Clerk of Court (224 North Drive Martin L King Jr) (3), Mobile County - Community Corrections Center- Court Referral (111 Canal Street) (4), Mobile City - Municipal Court- North Tower (205 Government Street) (5), U S Government - Shulman William S Bankruptcy Judge- Federal Courts- U S District C (201 Saint Louis Street) (6), Master Cleaners-Office (4300 Midmost Drive Suite D) (7), Summerville Court (214 Upham) (8), Sessions Jeff Senator (41 West I65 Service Road North) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Mobile
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.073 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.089 ppm in 2000, 0.087 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.092 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.115 ppm in 2000, 0.114 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 23.0 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 23.6 µ/m3 in 2000, 35.9 µ/m3 in 1990).
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Weighted Annual Mean at 3 sites: 12.1 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 14.9 µ/m3 in 2000).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Mobile and their reported violations in the past:
MOBILE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMM. (Population served: 274995, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2003)
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-04-2003)
Mobile compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
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Arenas or stadiums:
- Ladd Peebles Stadium. Capacity: 40,646. no home team, used for annual Senior Bowl and GMAC Bowl games.
- Mitchell Center. University of South Alabama.
- Mobile Civic Center. Capacity: 10,676.
Banks with most branches in Mobile (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: 33 branches. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: 11 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- Compass Bank: 11 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,180.6 mil, Deposits: $23,293.5 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 415 total offices, Holding Company: Compass Bancshares, Inc.
- Bank Trust: Old Shell Road Branch, Dauphin/65 Branch, Springhill Branch, Schillinger Road Branch, Hillcrest Financial Center, at 100 Saint Joseph Street. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $760.1 mil, Deposits: $642.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Banctrust Financial Group, Inc.
- Whitney National Bank: Dauphin Street / I-65 Branch, Schillinger Branch, Hillcrest Branch, Dauphin Island Parkway Branch, Royal Street Branch, Tillman's Corner Branch. Info updated 2006-09-12: Bank assets: $10,169.6 mil, Deposits: $8,437.6 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 160 total offices, Holding Company: Whitney Holding Corporation
- First Community Bank: Montlimar Branch, Cottage Hill Road Branch, Montlimar Branchh, Zeigler Corners Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $286.6 mil, Deposits: $238.0 mil, headquarters in Chatom, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Southwest Bancshares, Inc.
- Colonial Bank, National Association: Hillcrest, Mobile Main, Theodore Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22,730.6 mil, Deposits: $16,249.4 mil, headquarters in Montgomery, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 306 total offices, Holding Company: Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., The
- Gulf Federal Bank, A FSB: Gulf Federal Bank, A Fsb at 901 Springhill Avenue, branch established on 1987-11-04; St. Stephens Road Branch at 4546 St. Stephens Road, branch established on 1934-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $21.1 mil, Deposits: $19.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices
- 4 other banks with 7 local branches
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2004 Presidential Election results in Mobile County Alabama:
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Firefighters |
361 | $1,490,815 | $49,556 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
141 | $327,196 | $27,846 | 93 | $90,046 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
496 | $1,668,247 | $40,361 | 0 | $0 |
| Natural Resources |
72 | $173,221 | $28,870 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
115 | $364,885 | $38,075 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
123 | $243,347 | $23,741 | 45 | $26,255 |
| Health |
71 | $246,947 | $41,738 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
299 | $924,861 | $37,118 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
58 | $175,794 | $36,371 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
52 | $182,223 | $42,051 | 16 | $31,161 |
| Financial Administration |
88 | $260,021 | $35,457 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
29 | $95,284 | $39,428 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
139 | $392,828 | $33,913 | 1 | $999 |
| Welfare |
6 | $14,123 | $28,246 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
159 | $418,366 | $31,575 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
162 | $567,240 | $42,018 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
220 | $514,994 | $28,091 | 96 | $86,196 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
6 | $20,305 | $40,610 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2597 | $8,080,697 | $37,339 | 251 | $234,657 |
Mobile government finances in 2004:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $26,647,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $38,533,000
All Other: $6,397,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,896,000
Parking Facilities: $307,000
Solid Waste Management: $303,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $8,895,000
General: $5,517,000
Regular Highways: $4,154,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,000,000
Transit Utilities: $2,797,000
Libraries: $1,658,000
Water Utilities: $1,353,000
Central Staff Services: $532,000
General Public Buildings: $420,000
Fire Protection: $242,000
Parking Facilities: $101,000
Police Protection: $78,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $44,128,000
General - Other: $33,175,000
Sewerage: $25,604,000
Fire Protection: $23,768,000
Parks & Recreation: $20,906,000
Water Utilities: $17,953,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,251,000
Regular Highways: $9,723,000
General Public Buildings: $6,771,000
Transit Utilities: $6,727,000
Libraries: $5,130,000
Central Staff Services: $3,974,000
Financial Administration: $3,915,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,055,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,914,000
Health Services - Other: $600,000
Parking Facilities: $288,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $8,225,000
General Support: $1,133,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $40,601,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $3,178,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,158,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $331,780,000
Water Utilities: $39,368,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $344,896,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $12,800,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $350,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $192,212,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $340,530,000
Other, NEC: $135,327,000
Water Utilities: $35,703,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,050,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $17,707,000
Water Utilities: $3,665,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,718,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,253,000
Rents: $51,000
Special Assessments: $42,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $19,504,000
Water Utilities: $4,500,000
Fire Protection: $2,677,000
Parks & Recreation: $705,000
Central Staff: $473,000
Financial Administration: $338,000
Solid Waste Management: $98,000
Regular Highways: $60,000
Police Protection: $35,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $27,000
General - Other: $8,000
General Public Building: $5,000
Judicial: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $59,959,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $25,336,000
Transit Utilities: $1,292,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $358,787,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,306,000
General Support: $820,000
All Other: $738,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $112,174,000
NEC: $27,453,000
Property: $11,255,000
Other Selective Sales: $8,044,000
Motor Fuels Sales: $4,780,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,761,000
Public Utilities: $1,331,000
Tobacco Sales: $772,000
Motor Vehicle License: $567,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $98,090,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,151,000
4.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,796 average adjusted gross income) | Here: |  4.82% | | Alabama average: |  6.81% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($521 average AGI)| Mobile County: | 0.11% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,869 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.36% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($383 average AGI)| Mobile County: | 0.05% | | Alabama average: | 0.06% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mobile:
- WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
- WABB (1480 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
- WKSJ (1270 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLPR (960 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
- WMOB (1360 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: BUDDY TUCKER ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WGOK (900 AM; 1 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WLVV (1410 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WLVV, INC.)
- WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WBCA (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mobile:
- WDLT-FM (98.3 FM; CHICKASAW, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZEW (92.1 FM; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- WBHY-FM (88.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
- WRKH (96.1 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMXC (99.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WABB-FM (97.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
- WHIL-FM (91.3 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: SPRING HILL COLLEGE)
- WJLQ (100.7 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WMEZ (94.1 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
- WBLX-FM (92.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WYOK (104.1 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WKSJ-FM (94.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WAVH (106.5 FM; DAPHNE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
- WPCS (89.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
- WYCL (107.3 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WOSM (103.1 FM; OCEAN SPRINGS, MS; Owner: CHARLES H. COOPER)
- WNSP (105.5 FM; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: COM+, LLC)
- WKNN-FM (99.1 FM; PASCAGOULA, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
- WMJY (93.7 FM; BILOXI, MS; Owner: CHASE RADIO PROPERTIES, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Mobile:
- WRBM-LP (Channel 60; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: UPPER GULF COAST, L.L.C.)
- W52BF (Channel 52; MOBILE, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WKRG-TV (Channel 5; MOBILE, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- W50CF (Channel 50; MOBILE, AL; Owner: FRANKLIN MEDIA, INC.)
- WEAR-TV (Channel 3; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: WEAR LICENSEE, LLC)
- WALA-TV (Channel 10; MOBILE, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMPV-TV (Channel 21; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPMI (Channel 15; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJTC (Channel 44; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WEIQ (Channel 42; MOBILE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WHBR (Channel 33; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PENSACOLA/MOBILE, INC.)
- WBPG (Channel 55; GULF SHORES, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMOE-LP (Channel 12; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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