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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]
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]
The city of Mobile, first settled by French colonists in the early 18th century as part of La Louisiane, was designated as the county seat from the early days of the county. [1] Both the county and city derive their name from Fort Louis de la Mobile, a French fortification established (near present-day Axis, Alabama) in 1702.
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.
The name of the precinct was changed in 1890 [3] to Cedar Point, then Heron Bayou and Dauphin Island in 1900, [4] simply Heron Bayou for 1910-20 [5] and "Herron Bay" for 1930–50. [6] It was consolidated under the Bayou La Batre census division in 1960. [7]
The Mobile Metropolitan Area comprises Mobile in the southwest corner of Alabama in the United States. As of the 2020 census the metropolitan area had a population of 430,197. [1]
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]