Perdido, Alabama
Census-designated place in Alabama, United States
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Perdido, also known as Perdido Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Perdido had a population of 730.[3] Perdido is located along County Route 61, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) northeast of Bay Minette.[4] Perdido has a post office with ZIP code 36562.[5] It has an elementary school, Perdido School, which is part of the Baldwin County Board of Education.
Perdido, Alabama | |
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Location of Perdido in Baldwin County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°00′28″N 87°37′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.17 sq mi (28.92 km2) |
| • Land | 11.14 sq mi (28.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 730 |
| • Density | 65.6/sq mi (25.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36562 |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2633316[2] |
Demographics
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[7] | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 591 | 80.96% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 50 | 6.85% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 21 | 2.88% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 1 | 0.14% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 43 | 5.89% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24 | 3.29% |
| Total | 730 | 100.00% |
The community had a population of 730 as of the 2020 census.
History
Perdido is named after the Perdido River.[8] A post office operated under the name Perdido Station from 1871 to 1923, and under the name Perdido from 1923 to present.[9]
Cultural references
Perdido is the setting of author and screenwriter Michael McDowell's Blackwater Series, first published in 1983. It takes place in Perdido, but in an alternative universe where the town grows into a thriving town between the 1920s and the 1970s.
Education
The school district is Baldwin County Public Schools.[10]
