Stockton is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Baldwin County,
Alabama
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, United States. It is the nearest community to
Bottle Creek Indian Mounds
Bottle Creek Indian Mounds ( 1BA2) is an archaeological site owned and monitored by the Alabama Historical Commission located on a low swampy island within the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta north of Mobile, Alabama, United States. It was occupied ...
, a
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a National Register of Historic Places property types, building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States, United States government f ...
.
The community is part of the
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.
A slasher film,
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, was made in and around the Stockton area.
Demographics
The most recent estimates of the population of the community, puts the population somewhere near 2,046 individuals. These estimates also list the following races and ethnicities:
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Caucasian/White - 79.7%
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African-Americans
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. ...
- 18.2%
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Native Americans - 2.1%
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History
The community is most likely named for Francis Stockton, who was appointed in 1809 to select a site for the first Baldwin County courthouse. The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837.
The U. S. Mail service delivered mail from Montgomery, Alabama by stage coach twice a week to Stockton. In 1855 the United States government started a mail service between Mobile, Stockton and Claiborne, Alabama. Steamers were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week, touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by the stage line.
Transportation
Stockton is served by several major roadways, in and around the small community. Stockton is also home to a small
seaplane base, mainly frequented by
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
traffic.
Major Roadways
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Interstate 65
Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway System, interstate highway in the central United States. As with most primary interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between th ...
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Alabama State Route 59
Airfields
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Hubbard Landing Seaplane Base
Education
*Stockton Junior High School (SJHS, Defunct)
The Stockton Junior High School burned down in 1973 due to disputed causes.
*Vaughn School (Defunct)
The Vaughn School was torn down to create a park, the second of such a park constructed on old school grounds.
Gallery
File:Stockton Alabama Masonic Hall.jpg
File:McMillan House, County Road 21, Stockton (Baldwin County, Alabama).jpg
File:Stockton United Methodist Church.jpg
References
Unincorporated communities in Baldwin County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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