Baldwin County Alabama – A Great Place To Live

 

We all know Baldwin County is a great place to live. But what do you really know about Baldwin County. We at A Plus Garage Doors would like to share some facts that we hope you will find interesting.

• According to the 2015 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the County is 203,709
• Baldwin County is the largest county in Alabama based on are. The county has a total area of 2,027 square miles, of which 1,590 square miles is land and 438 square miles is water. This makes Baldwin County larger than the state of Rhode Island.
• The county is named after Senator Abraham Baldwin, even though he never lived in what is now Alabama
• The county was established on December 21, 1809, ten years after Alabama became a state.
• In the early days the town of McIntosh Bluff on the Tombigbee River was the first county seat. It was transferred to the town of Blakeley in 1810, and then to the city of Daphne in 1868. The Alabama legislature declared in an act in 1900, that the county seat be moved to its present location in Bay Minette. The city of Daphne resisted this relocation. To achieve the relocation, the men of Bay Minette devised a scheme. They fabricated a murder to lure the Sherriff and his deputy out of Daphne. While the law was chasing down the fictitious killer, a group of men from Bay Minette stole the County Courthouse records and delivered them to the city of Bay Monette.
• The county is broken down to 6 regions- North Baldwin, Eastern Shore, Central Baldwin, South Baldwin, Southwest Baldwin, East Baldwin
• It has 8 cities and 6 towns-  The cities are Bay Minette, Daphne, Fairhope, Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Robertsdale, Spanish Fort. The towns are Elberta, Loxley, Magnolia Springs, Perdido Beach, Silverhill, Summerdale
• There is one census-designated place Point Clear
• There are 31 unincorporated areas and one Ghost Town of Blakeley
• Two separate areas in Baldwin County have been designated as “Outstanding Alabama Water” by the Alabama Environmental Management Commission. These two areas are a portion of Wolf Bay and 42 miles of the Tensaw River. As of April 2007, only 2 other areas in Alabama have received what is the “highest environmental status” in the state.

We hope this information helped you learn a little bit about an awesome place to live. If you live or are moving to Baldwin County and need a new garage door or repairs on your existing door, we at A Plus Garage Doors have expert technicians to handle all your garage door needs. We also have the most affordable prices in the entire county.

Please call us in Eastern Shore at 251 626-0773 and in South Baldwin County at 251 971-3331.