pokerroom.tv and Mobile Bay from space, June 1991Mobile is a city located in Mobile County, Alabama County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 198,915.Template:US pokerroom.tv City infobox city Mobile state Alabama motto nickname The Azalea City flag No image.png seal No image.png map pokerroom.tv ALMap-doton-Mobile.PNG founded 1702 county Mobile County, Alabama County mayor Mike Dow area 412.9 square kilometer area percentage 26.05% census yr 2000 city pop 198,915
metro pop 551,178 density 651.4 time zone Central utc 5 north_coord 30.679523 west_coord 88.103280 web www.cityofmobile.org Gateway to AlabamaMobile is the center of Alabamas second-largest metropolitan area and metropolitan Mobile has a population of 551,178. Its name derived from the presence of the Mobile Indians in the area at the time of founding. The city is the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama County.Mobile, as a central Gulf Coast city has a subtropical climate,
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