Under the annexation proposal, 46.8% would be Black and 46.7% would be white. Huntsville will remain Alabama’s largest city with a population of 215,000.Ī special election date was not immediately announced.Ī consultant’s report shows Mobile’s current voting age population is 49.7% Black and 44.4% white. If all four targeted areas approve annexation, the city will pass Montgomery’s population of roughly 200,600 and Birmingham’s 200,700. Mobile’s current population is just over 187,000. “It was the triumph of progress over stagnation and the triumph of trust over distrust.” “It was the triumph of hope over fear,” Daves said. “We are teed up to move this city forward in a very positive way,” Mayor Sandy Stimpson said.Ĭouncilman Joel Daves called it a “once-in-a-generation vote.” The proposal sets the stage for Mobile to pass the population of Birmingham for the first time since the 1900 Census, AL.com reported. MOBILE - The Mobile City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to let more than 25,000 people vote on whether they want their neighborhoods to be annexed - a move that, if approved, would make Mobile the second-largest city in Alabama.
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