Wilmer, Alabama

Wilmer
Unincorporated community
Wilmer Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 30°49′24″N 088°21′41″W / 30.82333°N 88.36139°WCoordinates: 30°49′24″N 088°21′41″W / 30.82333°N 88.36139°W [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Mobile
Elevation[1]	249 ft (76 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36587
Area code(s)	251
GNIS ID[1]	129064

Wilmer is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.^[1][2]

History

Wilmer was named in honor of Richard Hooker Wilmer, the second bishop of Alabama in the Episcopal Church.^[3] A post office first opened under the name Wilmer in 1894.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1970	426		—
1980	581		36.4%
1990	494		−15.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Wilmer was an incorporated community, incorporating around 1970^[6] (though just after the census was taken, as it did not formally appear until the 1980 U.S. Census, with the 1970 population figure when it was still unincorporated). It formally disincorporated effective September 30, 1993.^[7]

Geography

Wilmer is located at 30°49′24″N 088°21′41″W / 30.82333°N 88.36139°W (30.8232430, -88.3614002). The elevation is 249 feet (76 m).^[1][2]

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Wilmer (Mobile County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
2. "Wilmer, Alabama". Alabama Home Town Locator. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
4. "Mobile County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
5. "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
6. http://rootbranchtwig.blogspot.com/2013_03_01_archive.html
7. http://www.census.gov/popest/data/historical/1990s/boundary_changes/01.html