Profile for Fairhope, Alabama, AL

Fairhope is on Mobile Bay.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 23. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 1.7 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Alabama Coastal BirdFest - Oct. 18-21, 2007
• Music Festival - April 28, 2007
• Grand Festival of Art by the Bay - Oct. 20-21, 2007

Fairhope attractions: Municipal Pier

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Fairhope

Cemeteries (8)

Communities (4)

Hotels (3)

Libraries (2)

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12% of Fairhope residents report German ancestry, and 9% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fairhope ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Fairhope
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• Baldwin County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - AL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Fairhope business guide
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• Courts in Alabama
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• Crime in Baldwin County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Alabama
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fairhope was $25,237, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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37% of Fairhope residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Fairhope
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• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
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Fairhope festival dates:

• Alabama Coastal BirdFest - Oct. 18-21, 2007
• Music Festival - April 28, 2007
• Grand Festival of Art by the Bay - Oct. 20-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Fairhope festival web sites:

• Music Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Alabama county fairs
• Alabama festivals (Alabama tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Fairhope

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Fairhope
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• Fairhope items now on sale

• Fairhope local government Web site
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• Alabama state government
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• Alabama state archives
• Alabama state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Baldwin County genealogy forum

Median rent in Fairhope, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $601.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,073.

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Libraries in Fairhope include Fairhope Public Library ... View libraries

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Baldwin County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fairhope political report.

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Fairhope restaurants taking online reservations include The Colony Grill ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Fairhope workers is 24 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Fairhope between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

Hotels in Fairhope include Holiday Inn Express, Key West Inn-Fairhope.

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• Alabama tourism bureau

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