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Bayou La Batre (/ ˌ b aɪ. oʊ l ə ˈ b æ t r i / or locally / ˌ b aɪ l ə ˈ b æ t r i /) is a city [a] in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area.As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,204, [3] down from 2,558 at the 2010 census.
SR 188 continues its southeasterly course just prior to reaching Bayou La Batre where it turns to the south and remains in a north-south orientation. [4] Upon its exit from Bayou La Batre, SR 188 returns to its easterly course to pass through Coden and Heron Bay before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 193 in Alabama Port. [5]
Mobile County is the home of the University of South Alabama (USA), a public research university divided into ten colleges, including one of Alabama's two state-supported medical schools. USA has an enrollment of over 16,000 students and employs more than 6,000 faculty, administrators, and support staff.
Roy E. Ray Airport (FAA LID: 5R7) is a privately owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bayou La Batre, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. [1]
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Alabama State Route 188 leads southeast from Grand Bay 8 miles (13 km) to Bayou La Batre and 26 miles (42 km) to Dauphin Island. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Grand Bay CDP has a total area of 8.7 square miles (23 km 2), of which 0.02 square miles (0.052 km 2), or 0.23% are water. [1]
The park is located on the Dauphin Island-Bayou La Batre Loop of the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail. [9] Due to its location on the northern boundary of the Gulf of Mexico, Dauphin Island is a stop for many migrant birds.
The name of the community is derived from Bayou Coden, the bayou that it is situated upon. Bayou Coden is an English translation of the original French name, Coq d' Inde. [ 1 ] Beginning in the late 1800s the area became known for its resorts, but a hurricane in 1906 ended the hotel business.