Alabama

Baldwin

231,767
2020 population
1810
first census record
22
census records

About Baldwin

Baldwin, Alabama, first appears in the United States federal census in 1810, when it recorded a population of 1,427. At the most recent census, in 2020, its population stood at 231,767.

The county's recorded population has risen across the decades to its highest level in 2020.

On the ground today, 34 documented military engagements have been recorded within the county, among them Bottle Creek Mounds Violence Evidence, Bottle Creek Mounds Conflict – Mobile Bay, Bottle Creek Mound Conflict – Alabama, and 68 places are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population by decade

Census YearPopulationChart
2020231,767
2010182,265
2000140,415
199098,280
198078,556
197059,382
196049,088
195040,997
194032,324
193028,289
192020,730
191018,178
190013,194
18908,941
18808,603
18706,004
18607,530
18504,414
18402,951
18302,324
18201,713
18101,427
Source

Population data from the United States decennial census, U.S. Census Bureau (public domain).

Battles & engagements in Baldwin

Military engagements that took place in Baldwin, Alabama.

Bottle Creek Mounds Violence Evidence
1250
Bottle Creek Mounds Conflict – Mobile Bay
1300
Bottle Creek Mound Conflict – Alabama
1300
Fort Mims Massacre (Aug 1813)
1813
Battle of Fort Mims
1813
Fort Mims Massacre (Creek War)
1813
Creek War – Fort Mims Massacre August 30 1813
1813
Battle of Fort Bowyer
1814
Night Sortie from Fort Bowyer
1814
Battle of Fort Bowyer — First (Sep 15 1814)
1814
Battle of Fort Bowyer — Second (Feb 11–12 1815)
1815
Battle of Fort Bowyer (Second)
1815
USS Tecumseh Sinking at Mobile Bay
1864
Engagement at Fort Morgan Surrender
1864
Skirmish at Stockton (Baldwin County 1864)
1864
USS Tecumseh sunk by torpedo — Mobile Bay
1864
Capture of Fort Morgan
1864
CSS Tennessee Surrender at Mobile Bay
1864
CSS Selma and Gunboat Defense of Mobile Bay
1864
First Battle of Fort Blakeley
1864
Siege and Surrender of Fort Morgan
1864
Battle of Blakeley Approaches
1865
Battle of Spanish Fort — Opening Assault
1865
Battle of Spanish Fort
1865
Battle of Ft. Blakeley Assault
1865
Siege of Spanish Fort
1865
Battle of Spanish Fort (Mobile, 1865)
1865
Fall of Fort Blakeley — Final Assault April 9 1865
1865
Confederate Sorties at Spanish Fort
1865
Siege of Spanish Fort — Days 2–12
1865
Fort Blakeley Alabama
1865
Battle of Fort Blakeley
1865
Spanish Fort Alabama
1865
Battle of Fort Blakely (Mobile)
1865

Historic places in Baldwin

National Register of Historic Places listings in Baldwin, Alabama.

People's Supply Company
Silverhill
Brunell House
Magnolia Springs
Sunnyside Hotel
Magnolia Springs
Blakeley
Bridgehead
Latham United Methodist Church
Latham
Bottle Creek Indian Mounds
Stockton
Nelson House
Latham
Beckner House
Fairhope
Montrose Historic District
Montrose
U.S.S. TECUMSEH
Fort Morgan
Foley Downtown Historic District
Foley
Allen House
Bon Secour
Battles Wharf Historic District
Battles Wharf
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Daphne
Governor's Club
Magnolia Springs
Stuart, Henry, House
Montrose
CLOTILDA (schooner)
Mobile
C.S.S. HUNTSVILLE and C.S.S. TUSCALOOSA Historic and Archaeological District
Mobile
Malbis Plantation
Daphne
Magnolia Springs Historic District
Magnolia Springs
Fort Morgan
Gasque
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Elberta
School of Organic Education
Fairhope
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Magnolia Springs
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Frequently asked about Baldwin

When does Baldwin first appear in the US census?
Baldwin, Alabama first appears in the federal census in 1810, with a recorded population of 1,427.
What is the population of Baldwin?
At the most recent federal census (2020), Baldwin had a recorded population of 231,767.
Were any battles fought in Baldwin?
34 documented military engagements took place in Baldwin, including Bottle Creek Mounds Violence Evidence, Bottle Creek Mounds Conflict – Mobile Bay, Bottle Creek Mound Conflict – Alabama.
How many historic places are in Baldwin?
68 sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin, Alabama.
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