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Gulf Shores is the only major seaside resort in the state of Alabama. ( Dauphin Island also contains a large number of beachfront homes, but is too isolated and vulnerable to hurricanes to be a viable resort). Most of the town is therefore devoted to hotels and a service industry. Because the nearby Mississippi Gulf Coast is protected by barrier islands , Gulf Shores is the only resort with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico between New Orleans, Louisiana and the well-known resorts of Florida. Gulf Shores is therefore more popular with local populations in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana than the Florida resorts, which tend to be dominated by customers from other regions of the United States. (However, the extensive spring break facilities of Panama City and Destin on the east side and the casinos of Gulfport and Biloxi on the west give Gulf Shores plenty of competition.) Gulf Shores bore the brunt of Hurricane IvanFor other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Ivan (disambiguation). Caribbean, the swirling eye of the hurricane was photographed on September 11, 2004 from aboard the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) at an altitude of about 230 miles (370 k on September 16September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). There are 106 days remaining. Events 1597 Yi Sun-sin led 12 ships of the Korean fleet against an invasion by 133 Japanese ships. The Koreans sank 31 enemy ships and forced a Japanese retreat, 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co.

1 Geography

Gulf Shores is located at 30°16'4.069" North, 87°42'5.285" West (30.267797, -87.701468).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 59.6 km² (23.0 mi²This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 47.6 km² (18.4 mi²) of it is land and 12.0 km² (4.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 20.11% water.

2 Demographics

As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f ² of 2000, there are 5,044 people, 2,344 households, and 1,544 families residing in the city. The population density is 105.9/km² (274.3/mi²). There are 6,810 housing units at an average density of 143.0/km² (370.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.54% White, 0.22% Black or African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,344 households out of which 20.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% are married couples living together, 7.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 26.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 10.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.15 and the average family size is 2.56.

In the city the population is spread out with 16.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $41,826, and the median income for a family is $51,862. Males have a median income of $40,259 versus $22,467 for females. The per capita income for the city is $24,356. 9.9% of the population and 6.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.4% of those under the age of 18 and 6.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.