Editing Orange Beach, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Orange Beach, Alabama
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Orange Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Alabama}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Baldwin County, Alabama|Baldwin]]
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|government_footnotes     = <ref>{{cite web|title=Council Members|url=https://www.orangebeachal.gov/290/Council-Members|publisher=City of Orange Beach|date=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Tony Kennon
|leader_party             = [[Alabama Republican Party|R]]
|leader_title1            = [[Deputy mayor|Mayor Pro Tem]]
|leader_name1             = Jeff Boyd
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal council|City Council]]
|leader_name2             = Place 1: Annette Mitchell<br>Place 2: Jeff Boyd<br>Place 3: Jerry Johnson<br>Place 4: Jeff Silvers<br>Place 5: Joni Blalock
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = Mid-1860s
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = August 1, 1984
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 8534
|pop_est_as_of            = 2023
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
|population_total         = 8095
|population_density_km2   = 223.9
|population_density_sq_mi = 580.0
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = −6
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 36561
|area_code                = [[Area code 251|251]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-57144
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0124297<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|0124297}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 10.0%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/alabama/cities/orange-beach.html|title=Orange Beach (AL) sales tax rate|access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.orangebeachal.gov/|orangebeachal.gov}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Orange Beach''' is a [[Resort town|resort city]] in [[Baldwin County, Alabama|Baldwin County]], [[Alabama]], United States. The population was 8,095 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Orange_Beach_city,_Alabama?g=160XX00US0157144 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref> According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 8,534.<ref name="USCensusEst2023"/>

==Geography==
Orange Beach is located on [[Perdido Key]] along the [[Gulf of Mexico]], and is the easternmost community on Alabama's Gulf Coast, with the community of [[Perdido Key, Florida]] bordering it to the east. The city of [[Gulf Shores, Alabama|Gulf Shores]] is to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.931|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.716|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.215|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

===Climate===
Orange Beach has a [[humid subtropical climate]], with mild-to-warm winters, and hot and humid summers.
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|location = Orange Beach, Alabama
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|Jan record high F = 85
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F =89
|Dec record high F = 83
|year record high F = 108
|Jan high F = 61
|Feb high F = 64
|Mar high F = 70
|Apr high F = 75
|May high F = 83
|Jun high F = 88
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 90
|Sep high F = 87
|Oct high F = 79
|Nov high F = 71
|Dec high F = 64
|year high F= 77
|Jan record low F = 4
|Feb record low F = 9
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 29
|May record low F = 38
|Jun record low F = 52
|Jul record low F = 66
|Aug record low F = 60
|Sep record low F = 44
|Oct record low F = 28
|Nov record low F = 25
|Dec record low F = 7
|year record low F = 4
|Jan low F = 43
|Feb low F = 45
|Mar low F = 52
|Apr low F = 57
|May low F = 65
|Jun low F = 72
|Jul low F = 74
|Aug low F = 74
|Sep low F = 70
|Oct low F = 59
|Nov low F = 51
|Dec low F = 45
|year low F= 59
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.72
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.86
|Mar precipitation inch = 6.32
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.97
|May precipitation inch = 4.41
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.17
|Jul precipitation inch = 7.09
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.11
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.75
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.26
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.02
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|source 1 = IntelliCast.com
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 2253
|2000= 3784
|2010= 5441
|2020= 8095
|estyear=2023
|estimate=8534
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=August 19, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}
[[File:Perdido Key Florida-Alabama SR 292 west01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Alabama]] Welcome sign on the Alabama-Florida border in Orange Beach]]
[[File:Orange Beach Sun and Booms.JPG|thumb|right|Orange Beach in 2010]]
[[File:Orange Beach Beach Walkway.JPG|thumb|right|Orange Beach boardwalk]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Orange Beach, Alabama – Racial Composition'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Orange Beach city, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Orange%20Beach%20city,%20Alabama&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref><br>(NH = Non-Hispanic)<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|7,373
|91.08%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|85
|1.05%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|39
|0.48%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|57
|0.7%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.01%
|-
|[[Some Other Race]] (NH)
|22
|0.30%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|305
|3.80%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|213
|2.63%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8,095'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 8,095 people, and 3,793 households, and 2,343 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Orange%20Beach%20city,%20Alabama%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=August 19, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|550.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 14,545 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 91.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.7% from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|some other races]] and 5.0% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.6% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How many people live in Orange Beach city, Alabama |url=https://data.usatoday.com/census/total-population/total-population-change/orange-beach-city-alabama/160-0157144/ |access-date=August 19, 2024 |publisher=USA Today}}</ref> 15.5% of residents were under the age of 18, 2.1% were under 5 years of age, and 28.5% were 65 and older.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 5,441 people, 2,492 households, and 1,544 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|370.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,726 housing units at an average density of {{convert|737.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 1.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. 2.6% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,492 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.70.

In the city, the population was 18.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $66,656, and the median income for a family was $69,964. Males had a median income of $54,806 versus $47,019 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $40,153. About 1.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Sports==
The city of Orange Beach hosts many sporting events and tournaments at the [[Orange Beach Sportsplex]]. The Sportsplex, located north of the [[Gulf State Park]] and a short distance from The Wharf, comprises a football/soccer stadium with a seating capacity of 1,500. The facility also has several baseball and softball fields.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.obparksandrec.com/sportsplexgolfcenter/sportsplex.html| title=Orange Beach Sportsplex| publisher=City of Orange Beach Parks & Recreation Department| access-date=May 27, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116043610/http://www.obparksandrec.com/sportsplexgolfcenter/sportsplex.html| archive-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref> The Backcountry Trail system through the Gulf State Park has a [[trailhead]] located at the Sportsplex.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.obparksandrec.com/parkstrails/backcountrytrail.html| title=Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail| publisher=City of Orange Beach Parks & Recreation Department| access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

The Sportsplex has hosted the SEC Women's Soccer Tournament on numerous occasions, in addition to the NCAA Division II men and women's soccer tournament. The facility once served as home to the [[Alabama Lightning]] of the North American Football League.{{citation needed|date=May 2011}}

A {{convert|112|ft}} high [[Ferris wheel]] is located at The Wharf in Orange Beach.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.gulfshores.com/things-to-do/attractions/default.aspx| title=Attractions on Alabama's Gulf Coast| publisher=Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism| access-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

Orange Beach is home to the Orange Beach Running Club, which meets every Monday evening to run a 5K.

==Education==
Orange Beach is part of the [[Orange Beach City Schools]] system. Orange Beach Elementary School is the city's only school and serves students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. Students in grades seven and twelve attend [[Orange Beach Middle and High School]].

Previously residents were zoned to Gulf Shores Middle School and [[Gulf Shores High School]] in neighboring [[Gulf Shores, Alabama|Gulf Shores]]. In 2019, these schools separated into the [[Gulf Shores City Schools]] district. For the 2019-2020 school year, Orange Beach grade 7-10 students and grade 7-10 students in [[unincorporated areas]] had a choice between remaining with Gulf Shores schools or attending temporary classrooms established by Baldwin County schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2019/08/work-on-orange-beach-school-campus-continues.html|title=Work on Orange Beach school campus continues|publisher=[[Al.com]]|date=August 9, 2019|accessdate=August 27, 2021}}</ref> Orange Beach Middle and High opened in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/galleries/BVDNPZZIDNGSTAUQXUMNP6W2A4/|title=Orange Beach high school opening|work=[[Al.com]]|accessdate=August 27, 2021}}</ref>

[[Columbia Southern University]] is a private, online-only university that is located in Orange Beach, with a campus in Orange Beach on Canal Road and a larger campus on the Beach Express road.

==Transportation==
Countywide [[dial-a-ride]] transit service is provided by BRATS, the Baldwin Regional Area Transit System.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baldwincountyal.gov/departments/brats-public-bus-transportation|title=BRATS|access-date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikivoyage|Orange Beach}}
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* {{official website}}

{{Baldwin County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Cities in Alabama]]
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