Baldwin County
county in Alabama, United States
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Summary
Baldwin County is a county of Alabama[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county of alabama entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,226 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alabama[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Capital: Bay Minette[5]
- Shares border with: Monroe County[6], Escambia County[7], Mobile County[8], Washington County[9], Clarke County[10]
- Named after: Abraham Baldwin[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Daphne[12], Fairhope[13], Foley[14]
- Commons category: Baldwin County, Alabama[15]
- Licence plate code: 5[16]
- Inception: December 21, 1809[17]
- Coordinate location: 30.66097, -87.74984[18]
- Significant event: Battle of Spanish Fort[19], Battle of Fort Blakely[20]
- Official website: https://baldwincountyal.gov/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baldwin County, Alabama[22]
- Population: 182,265[23], 183,223[24], 186,727[25], 190,675[26], 195,540[27], 140,415[28], 203,709[29], 231,767[30]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Baldwin County, Alabama[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Baldwin County, Alabama[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Baldwin County, Alabama[33]
- Number of households: 84,047[34]
- Native label: Baldwin County[35]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C107689[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Baldwin County, Alabama[37]
- Different from: Baldwin County[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 47[39]
- Area: 5250[40], 1589.78[41], 4118[42]
- Water as percent of area: 21.6[43]
Why It Matters
Baldwin County has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]