Bon Secour Alabama

The town of Bon Secour, Alabama (postal zip code 36511) is located along the eastern coastline of Mobile Bay, over 35 miles due east of the Alabama-Mississippi state line, near Gulf Shores, Alabama and over 45 miles west of Pensacola, Florida. The name "Bon Secour" derives from the French phrase meaning "safe harbor" due to the secluded location on the inside coast of the Fort Morgan peninsula of southern Alabama. [1]

Bon Secour lies on the Bon Secour River. Elevation is 10 feet above sea level.

The population of the town was recorded as 302 (see detailed Demographics below).

Bon Secour is sometimes mentioned in hurricane report statistics, for the region, since Bon Secour is the first town inside the eastern coastline of Mobile Bay when entering the bay from the south, indicating weather and tide conditions for the population at the south end of Mobile Bay, nearest the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico. Search our website to locate your Homes for Sale in Bon Secour, Alabama. By contrast, Mobile, Alabama is located near the (diagonally opposite) north end of Mobile Bay, much farther from the Gulf tide and hurricane storm surges.

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Geography

Bon Secour is located at 30°27'56" North, 87°45'13" West (30. 465497, -087. 753507)GR1. [2]

The town has a total area of 8. 7 km² (3. Bon Secour, Alabama hotels, motels, campgrounds. 4 mi²): 8. 7 km² (3. 4 mi²) of it is land and none is water. [2]

Demographics

The recorded population was 302 people, with 142 male and 160 female, median age 37. 0 years, with 148 housing units in the town.