Chickasaw, Alabama

• Chickasaw resident confesses to breaking into 5 churches; family says she's mentally handicapped
  

  Baldwin County deputies arrested a Chickasaw resident on charges that she burglarized five churches in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties over the past two months, stealing dozens of artificial flowers and plants, several tabletop fans, a few microphone stands and other items.

• Southern Bound: Mobile under other flags
  

  Plan of Mobile, 1809: Drawn only four years before the American takeover, this map of Spanish Mobile is rich in detail.

• Sculptor David Hebert likes the 'chaos' and unpredictability of working in metal
  

  Metal sculptor David Hebert with one of his early pieces titled "Ascension" at Robertson Gallery in Mobile.

• Alternative School Causes Controversy in Chickasaw
  

  The sign still reads Chickasaw School of Math and Science, but the building across from city hall is an alternative school for Mobile County.

• Plan to use Chickasaw building as temporary alternative school draws leaders' ire
  

  The Chickasaw School of Math and Science in 2002. Mobile County school officials plan to use the building as a temporary location for an alternative school, drawing the ire of some Chickasaw leaders.

City Description

Chickasaw is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. As of July 2007, the population was 5,979. It is included in the Mobile metropolitan statistical area. Chickasaw is located at 30°45′54″N 88°05′01″W / 30.764987°N 88.083713°W / 30.764987; -88.083713. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (11.8 km²), of which, 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (3.06%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,364 people, 2,747 households, and 1,747 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,436.3 people per square mile (554.7/km²). There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of 674.6/sq mi (260.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.89% White, 8.12% Black or African American, 1.35% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,747 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4%

City Contained By:

• Mobile County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic District, Alabama

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 11.6549464965 km squared

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