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Gulf Shores, AL - History
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Welcome to the Gulf Shores Home page. The Gulf Shores Home page provides as much information as possible on Gulf Shores. Knowing Gulf Shores’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Gulf Shores’s Home page, you will also find Gulf Shores’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Gulf Shores has a population of 12550. 46% of Gulf Shores’s inhabitants are Male, and 54 are female. 47.9% of Gulf Shores is married and 57.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $264,423, and the average rent is $1,102. Household median income in Gulf Shores is $53,209, and the individual median income is $31,209. Gulf Shores’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.7%), Hispanic(4.3%), Asian(1.8%), Other(1%), Black(0.3%), Multiple(0.2%).
Gulf Shores has a humid subtropical climate, with long, hot summers, and mild and sunny winters. With bright sunny summers and warm winters, Alabama Gulf Coast weather offers year-round opportunities for beach-going, fishing, and golfing. Winters are generally mild and residents can enjoy outside activities the majority of the time.
Daily highs in winter are close to 60 °F (16 °C) and nighttime lows are near 40 °F (4 °C). Summers are hot, which makes for great beach weather and the sea breeze provides relief from the heat as well as humidity. Daytime highs in summer are near 90 °F (32 °C) and evening lows near 78 °F (26 °C).
While the area enjoys a strong "snowbird" season from December to April, many locals say that May/June and October/November are the best months. Ocean surf temperatures are quite warm from May through November, often well into the low 80s. As a result of being located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Shores is vulnerable to tropical cyclones.
In September 1979, Hurricane Frederic caused massive destruction, leveling most of the town. On September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Gulf Shores, causing extensive wind and flooding damage. In 2005, while the city was still cleaning up from Ivan, Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage and flooding.
The area was then struck again on September 16, 2020 when Hurricane Sally made landfall on the 16 year anniversary of Ivan, causing extensive damage and widespread flooding.
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