Stockton is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stockton had a population of 557. It is the nearest community to Bottle Creek Indian Mounds, a National Historic Landmark.
The community is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan 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:
Caucasian/White - 79.7% African-Americans - 18.2% Native Americans - 2.1%
2020 census +Stockton CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 489 87.79%Black or African American alone (NH) 37 6.64%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)61.08%Asian alone (NH) 00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)30.54%Other race alone (NH)1 0.18%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 14 2.51%Hispanic or Latino (any race)7 1.26%Total557 100.00%
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. Steamship operators were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week and touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by a stagecoach 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 traffic.
Major Roadways
Interstate 65 Alabama State Route 59
Airfields
Hubbard Landing Seaplane Base
Education The school district is Baldwin County Public Schools. Text list.
School facilities: 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.
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