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Theodore, Alabama

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Theodore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36582. The Survey maps it on the Theodore quadrangle. 6,270 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 62 feet above sea level.

Theodore within Mobile County

On record in Theodore

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 1 record

Population over time

2 figures

Theodore grew from 6,130 to 6,270 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20106,130
20206,270+140 (+2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

255 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 255 fires within 5 miles of Theodore between 1994 and 2020, burning about 4,891 acres in total. None started naturally. 124 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Arson/incendiarism124
Debris and open burning68
Missing data/not specified/undetermined49
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresAlabama Forestry Commission20190905-1
30 September 2000Arson/incendiarism60 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
25 September 2001Arson/incendiarism10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
24 September 2014Arson/incendiarismunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionSWR-20140924-005
20 September 2006Debris and open burning3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
19 September 1996Debris and open burning15 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
18 September 2000Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mobile County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Theodore: 7 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Silica, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chris Dobbins Cement PlantStonePlant
Halls Mill PitSilicaProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Joe Yates PitSand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Boe PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brunson Constrction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Busby PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gull Dredge QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Laidlaw No. 2 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Yates Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Mobile County

Storms near this place

33 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Theodore in 33 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 11 thunderstorm wind, 9 flash flood, 7 hail, 4 lightning. The reports record 6 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2011Tornado (EF2)Theodore4 hurtThe tornado touched down near Fire Tower Road blowing off the roof of a residence and blowing over several trees. The tornado strengthened and widened to around 100 yards wide as it crossed the Food World grocery store just west of Theodore Dawes Road, taking sections of the roof off the store, and tossing several cars in the parking lot several feet. The tornado continued east across Theodore Dawes Road severely damaging a Church's Chicken restaurant, destroying a gas service station and a small metal frame shopping center. The tornado continued along Old Pascagoula road destroying a small business, destroying a wood framed home and significantly damaging several other residences and apartments. The tornado lifted as it crossed an apartment complex on Sperry Road, doing minor damage to the roof of 2 units. Mobile County Emergency Management Agency reported the tornado damaged about 25 commercial and residential structures. The damage ranged from minor to serious, with about half of the buildings in the serious category.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindTheodore1 hurtHigh winds broke two large windows at Mobile Greyhound Park.
June 2006LightningTheodore1 hurtA 24 year old male went outside to retrieve his lawn mower and trash can as a thunderstorm was approaching. A lightning strike knocked him to the ground and he passed out. When he awoke, he was on his back and rain was falling on him. The drink he had in his hand when he went to retrieve the items in the yard, was still in his hand and not a drop had spilled. His lawn had a large brown spot where the bolt hit. He was treated at the scene and refused to go to the hospital.
August 2005LightningTheodore$25,000Lightning struck a building in Theodore. The building caught on fire and was heavily damaged.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindTheodore$25,000Trees and a communications tower were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm near Theodore.
May 2013LightningTheodore$15,000A house was hit by lightning causing a fire and block structure damage.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindTheodore$10,000Thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed trees and power lines on Old Pascagoula Rd near Carrol Plantation Rd.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindTheodore$8,000Trees were blown down by high winds from a thunderstorm.
September 2002Tornado (F0)Theodore$8,000A weak tornado briefly touched down near Theodore. Several trees were blown down by the tornado. No injuries were reported.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindTheodore$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees near the intersection Old Rock and Government.
December 2010Thunderstorm WindTheodore$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph caused minor roof damage to an apartment building on Cary Hamilton Road.
August 1997Thunderstorm WindTheodore$5,000Several trees and power lines were blown down along the Dog River.
July 2000Thunderstorm WindTheodore$5,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindTheodore$5,000no account filed
November 2002Thunderstorm WindTheodore$1,000Gusty thunderstorm winds blew large limbs down around the area.
June 2023Flash FloodTheodore-Two to three feet of water was covering US 90 in Theodore.
June 2023Flash FloodTheodore-Water began to enter the garage of a home in Theodore, AL.
April 2022Thunderstorm WindTheodore-High winds caused power outages near Theodore High School.
March 2016Flash FloodTheodore-Water flowing over the road at Bellingrath and Lancaster Roads.
September 2011Flash FloodTheodore-Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Lee produced flooding along a portion of US Highway 90 in Theodore. Four inches of water was covering the road.
January 2010Flash FloodTheodore-Mobile Police reported a vehicle stalled due to high water covering the road on Mamount Boulevard at Strudwick Court just west of the Mobile Greyhound Park.
December 2009Flash FloodTheodore-Mobile City Police reported water covering the intersection of Bellingrath Road and U.S. Highway 90. Several vehicles were stalled in the high water.
September 2002Flash FloodTheodore-Heavy rains fell across the south part of Mobile county and caused several streets to flood. Many of the secondary streets between Theodore and Bayou la Batre had to be closed for several hours due to the heavy rain. The streets were reopened after the rain stopped and the water had time to drain.
September 2002Flash FloodTheodore-Heavy rains caused streets to flood near Theodore. Several of the streets were impassable and had to be closed for about an hour. The water quickly drained from the streets and they were reopened after the rain stopped.
September 2002Flash FloodTheodore-Heavy rains caused street flooding between Theodore and Bayou La Batre. Several roads across the south part of Mobile county had to be closed for almost an hour due to the flooded streets. Water quickly drained out of the roads after the rain stopped.
June 2023HailTheodore-no account filed
June 2023HailTheodore-no account filed
August 2008LightningTheodore-no account filed
May 2007HailTheodore-no account filed
August 2002HailTheodore-no account filed
July 2000HailTheodore-no account filed
January 1997HailTheodore-no account filed
March 1996HailTheodore-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Mobile County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Quail Run2.1 miles33
Rabbit Creek Estates2.6 miles33
Tillmans Corner2.9 miles33
Todd Acres3.1 miles33
Suburban Heights3.4 miles33
Robinwood3.4 miles33
Laurendine3.4 miles24
Mann3.6 miles33

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on TheodoreAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1268805The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 127851. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.