Fairhope, Alabama 作者：  来源：  发布时间：2021-07-19

I.Population and Area

₋Area

 Land: 14.13 sq mi (36.59 km2)

₋Population

 Total: 15,326

 Density: 1,611.15/sq mi (622.09/km2)

II.Natural Geography

₋Fairhope is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States on the eastern shoreline of Mobile Bay. The 2010 census lists the population of the city as 15,326. Fairhope is a principal city of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley micropolitan area, which includes all of Baldwin County. In 2016, Fairhope was named the best small town in the South by Southern Living magazine.

₋Fairhope is located on the shore of Mobile Bay. It is located 6 miles (10 km) south of Daphne and 10 miles (16 km) south of Spanish Fort. U.S. Route 98 (Greeno Road) runs north–south through the city. It lies on a sloping plateau.

₋According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.0 square miles (31.1 km2), of which 0.019 square mile (0.05 km2), or 0.16%, is water. Its elevation r anges from sea level at the bay to 122 feet (37 m) in the city center.

III.GDP

₋The average salary in Fairhope, AL is $14.58. Trends in wages decreased by -100.0 percent in Q1 2020. The cost of living in Fairhope, AL is 100 percent higher than the national average. The most popular occupations in Fairhope, AL are Registered Nurse (RN), Medical Assistant, and Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) which pay between $9.99 and $27.33 per year. The most popular employers in Fairhope, AL are Marriott International, Inc., Thomas Hospital, and City of Fairhope.

₋Website: https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Location=Fairhope-AL/Salary

IV.Industrial Characteristics

₋The economy of Fairhope, AL employs 7.99k people. The largest industries in Fairhope, AL are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,449 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (847 people), and Retail Trade (825 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($80,625), Information ($70,385), and Transportation & Warehousing ($69,063).

₋Website: https://datausa.io/profile/geo/fairhope-al/

V.Attractions

1.Fairhope Municipal Pier

₋Located at the West end of Fairhope Avenue, on the site on the city’s original commercial pier (dating back from 1894), the Fairhope Pier is our city’s ‘town square’. Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the pier was rebuilt and reopened in November 2006. Designed for both strolling and fishing, the pier features benches, covered areas, restrooms, a marina and a restaurant. There is no cost to walk, but a saltwater license is required for fishing.

₋Address: 1 N Beach Rd, Fairhope, AL 36532, United States

₋Website: https://fishingstatus.com/places/directory/groupid/836

2.Fairhope Museum of History

₋The mission of the Fairhope Museum of History is to maintain collections and exhibits that tell the Fairhope story.

₋The museum collects artifacts from Fairhope’s unique past, preserves them for future generations and educates through exhibitions and programming about “all things Fairhope.” 

₋From Fairhope’s earliest residents, the Native American Indians, to the potters who were attracted to the abundant, high quality clay, to the Single Taxers looking to create their own Utopia, the museum provides an enjoyable and informative presentation of Fairhope’s interesting history. For more information , click about Fairhope’s history, here.

₋The museum features permanent exhibits of Fairhope’s unique history including Fairhope’s founders, the Single Tax theory, the town jail, the Jubilee phenomenon and many other interesting displays.  The mezzanine gallery has been used for large changing exhibits such as Civil War in Baldwin County, Stewart the Picture Man, History of Pottery on the Eastern Shore, Fairhopians who fought in WWII and the Bay Boat years on Mobile Bay.

₋The Founding of Fairhope exhibit steps back to the days of the 1890's and incorporates the successes of those who founded out town beyond those original few who arrived on the shoreline on November 15, 1894.

₋The museum is located in the heart of downtown Fairhope and occupies the historic circa 1928 Spanish mission-style building which once served as City Hall.  Renovated and expanded, and operated by the City of Fairhope, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with free admission. 

₋TEL: (251) 929-1471

₋Website: https://www.fairhopeal.gov/departments/museum

3.Fairhoper's Community Park

₋Fairhoper's Community Park is located in Fairhope. Take a look at our Fairhope online journey planner to schedule your visit to Fairhoper's Community Park and learn about what else to see and do during your holiday.

₋Address: 105 S Church St, Fairhope, AL

₋TEL: +1 251-382-8406

₋Website: https://www.inspirock.com/united-states/fairhope/fairhopers-community-park-a1509700993

VI.History

₋Fairhope was founded in November 1894 on the site of the former Alabama City as a radical, utopian socialist Georgist "Single-Tax" colony by the Fairhope Industrial Association, a group of 28 followers of economist Henry George who had incorporated earlier that year in Des Moines, Iowa. Their corporate constitution explained their purpose in founding a new colony:

 to establish and conduct a model community or colony, free from all forms of private monopoly, and to secure to its members therein equality of opportunity, the full reward of individual efforts, and the benefits of co-operation in matters of general concern.

₋In forming their demonstration project, they pooled their funds to purchase land at "Stapleton's pasture" on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay and then divided it into a number of long-term leaseholds. The corporation paid all governmental taxes from rents paid by the lessees, thus simulating a single-tax. The purpose of the single-tax colony was to eliminate disincentives for productive use of land and thereby retain the value of land for the community.

₋"Fairhope Avenue" was one of the properties on the 1910 version of the board game The Landlord's Game, a precursor of Monopoly.

₋In 1907 educator Marietta Johnson founded the School for Organic Education in Fairhope. The school was praised in John Dewey's influential 1915 book Schools of Tomorrow. Dewey and Johnson were founding members of the Progressive Education Association.

₋Fairhope became a popular wintering spot for artists and intellectuals. Sherwood Anderson, Clarence Darrow, Wharton Esherick, Carl Zigrosser, and Upton Sinclair were among its notable visitors.

₋The Fairhope Single-Tax Corporation still operates, with 1,800 leaseholds covering more than 4,000 acres (16 km2) in and around the current city of Fairhope. Despite the ideals of the corporation, the town has transitioned from utopian experiment to artists' and intellectuals' colony to boutique resort and affluent suburb of Mobile.

₋For over 50 years, fishermen and residents of Fairhope have experienced the "jubilee" phenomenon. During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, some aquatic animals, including blue crabs, flounder, stingrays, and eels, come to the shallow water. At those times, it is possible to catch the fish, crabs, and other sea life near the water's edge.

₋The Weeks Bay Nature Reserve, located 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast, is known for the many oaks, wildlife and pitcher plants along the elevated walkways through the swamp forest.

₋The Bell Building on the Faulkner State Community College campus houses the Marietta Johnson Museum. The Fairhope Museum of History is located downtown.

VII.Other Information

₋Education

₋Fairhope's public schools are part of the Baldwin County Public Schools system:

 Fairhope High School (9–12) – 1,142 students, Principal Jon Cardwell. Fairhope High School is located in the southernmost part of Fairhope. It is estimated that 39% of the city of Fairhope's high school age students attend Daphne High School that is north of Fairhope.

 Fairhope Middle School (7–8) – 642 students, Principal Angie Hall

 J. Larry Newton School (K–6) – 731 students, Principal Patrice Krueger, (Barnwell, Alabama)

 Fairhope Intermediate School (4–6) – 397 students, Princial

 Fairhope Elementary School (K–3) – 278 students, Principal

₋Other schools in Fairhope include:

 The Marietta Johnson School of Organic Education – continues to operate as a private school with approximately 20 students as of 2017. The school offers education to life groups that traditionally span 1st through 8th grades.

 St. Michael Catholic High School – beginning in 2016 with grades 9–10, adding a grade each year thereafter for a total enrollment between 360–400

 Bayshore Christian School – beginning in 2002 with Kindergarten, adding a grade each year thereafter, currently offering PreK-12th grade for a total enrollment between 440{ndash}}480

 Faulkner State Community College – has a campus in Fairhope that provides adult education, undergraduate courses, non-credit and community service programs

 The University of South Alabama – has a branch campus in Fairhope providing graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in education, counseling, nursing and business alongside non-credit and community service programs

VIII.Contact Information

₋Government

 Type: Municipality

 Mayor: Karin Wilson

₋City Hall

₋Address:

 161 North Section St.

 Fairhope, AL 36532

₋PHONE

 Main: 251-928-2136

 Public Utilities: 251-928-8003

 Police: 251-928-2385

Website: https://www.fairhopeal.gov/