Bay Minette, Alabama

Bay Minette is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. According to the 2000 census, the population of the city was 7,820.[1] According to the 2007 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 7726. The city is the county seat of Baldwin County.

Bay Minette, Alabama
City
Location in Baldwin County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Area
 • Total8 sq mi (20.8 km2)
 • Land8 sq mi (20.7 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total7,726
 • Density977.5/sq mi (376/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36507
Area code(s)251
FIPS code01-04660
GNIS feature ID0113588

Geography

Bay Minette is located at 30°53′0″N 87°46′38″W (30.883446, -87.777183).[2]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.0 square miles (21 km2). 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.50%) is water.

Notable residents
  • Todd Grisham, sports announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment and Fox Soccer Channel
  • Joe M. Rodgers, United States Ambassador to France
  • Scotty Joe Weaver, hate crime victim featured in the documentary Small Town Gay Bar
  • Wallace Gilberry, Defensive End for the 2Kansas City Chiefs
  • William Conrad Burford,

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2008-11-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. Retrieved 2008-01-31.


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