Calvert is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama, United States.[1][4] It is located in the extreme northeast corner of Mobile County and southeast corner of Washington County near the Tombigbee River, along U.S. Route 43. As of the 2020 census, the population of Calvert was 255.[3]

Calvert, Alabama
AM/NS Calvert's hot dip galvanizing lines in Calvert
AM/NS Calvert's hot dip galvanizing lines in Calvert
Location in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama
Location in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama
Calvert is located in Alabama
Calvert
Calvert
Calvert is located in the United States
Calvert
Calvert
Coordinates: 31°09′19″N 088°00′36″W / 31.15528°N 88.01000°W / 31.15528; -88.01000 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMobile
Area
 • Total
2.36 sq mi (6.10 km2)
 • Land2.34 sq mi (6.06 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation46 ft (14 m)
Population
 • Total
255
 • Density109.07/sq mi (42.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
36513
Area code251
FIPS code[2]01-11488
GNIS ID[1]115421

German technology conglomerate ThyssenKrupp broke ground on a US$4.65 billion stainless and carbon steel processing facility in Calvert in 2007. The facility became operational in July 2010.[5][6] ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel division, Inoxum, including the stainless portion of the Calvert plant, was sold to Finnish stainless steel company Outokumpu in 2012.[7] The remaining portion of the ThyssenKrupp plant, with a production capacity of 5.3 million metric tons that includes a hot strip mill, cold roll mill and four coating lines, was purchased by a 50/50 joint partnership of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel in February 2014 for $1.5 billion and renamed AM/NS Calvert. At the time, ThyssenKrupp was the region's 2nd largest industrial employer.[8][9]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010277
2020255−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
2010[11] 2020[12]
Calvert CDP, Alabama - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[11] Pop 2020[12] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 146 156 52.71% 61.18%
Black or African American alone (NH) 98 62 35.38% 24.31%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 18 28 6.50% 10.98%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 2 0 0.72% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 7 7 2.53% 2.75%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6 2 2.17% 0.78%
Total 277 255 100.00% 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2020 census

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Education

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Residents of the Mobile County section are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses.[13] Residents of that section are zoned to Citronelle High School.[14] The Mobile County section of the community was formerly in the attendance boundary of the Belsaw/MT. Vernon K-8 school in Mount Vernon,[15] which closed in 2016.[16]

Residents of the Washington County section are served by Washington County School District.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Feature Detail Report for: Eight Mile (Mobile County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Calvert CDP, Alabama: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Calvert, Alabama". Alabama Home Town Locator. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA". ThyssenKrupp. Archived from the original on October 11, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
  6. ^ Cloos, Paul. Mobile County wins ThyssenKrupp plant Press-Register May 11, 2007.
  7. ^ "New owners of ThyssenKrupp stainless steel division plan visit in June". Press-Register. May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  8. ^ Finch II, Michael (February 26, 2014). "Sale of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA clears all regulatory approval". Press-Register. Mobile, Alabama. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "ArcelorMittal AM/NS Calvert Webpage". Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  11. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Calvert CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Calvert CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  13. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Calvert CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  14. ^ "Citronelle High School Attendance Zone Archived 2021-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
  15. ^ A copy of the school's attendance boundary, as the file "Belsaw Mt. Vernon.pdf", is available from the Mobile County Public School System Student Support Services Department. This file was previously available online (see "Elementary Attendance Zone Maps(A-I)" "Belsaw Mt Vernon" but the link is broken)
  16. ^ Devoe, Emily (May 24, 2016). "Mobile County School Board Votes to Close Two Schools". WKRG. Retrieved November 27, 2018.