Mobile County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the third-most populous county in the state after Jefferson and Madison counties. As of the 2020 census, its population was 414,809. Its county seat is Mobile, which was founded as a deepwater port on the Mobile River. The only such port in Alabama, it has long been integral to the economy for providing access to inland waterways as well as the Gulf of Mexico. The city, river, and county were named in honor of Maubila, a village of the paramount chief Tuskaloosa of the regional Mississippian culture. In 1540 he arranged an ambush of soldiers of Hernando de Soto's expedition in an effort to expel them from the territory. The Spaniards were armed with guns and killed many of the tribe. Mobile County and Washington County, Alabama make up the Mobile Metropolitan Statistical Area with a 2020 population of 430,197.

Founded: December 18, 1812
Named for: Mobile Bay
Seat: Mobile
Largest city: Mobile
Total: 1,644 sq mi (4,257.94 km²)
Land: 1,229 sq mi (3,183.1 km²)
Water: 415 sq mi (1,074.85 km²), 25.2
Time zone: Central: UTC-6-5
Website: [MobileCountyAL.gov]
Twitter profile: mobilecountyal
Official Website: http://MobileCountyAL.gov
Wikidata description: county in Alabama, United States
Wikidata id: Q495738
Wikidata label: Mobile County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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