Loxley, Alabama
| Loxley, Alabama | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: "Biggest Little Town in Baldwin" | |
 Location in Baldwin County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 30°37′25″N 87°45′17″W / 30.62361°N 87.75472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Council and Mayor |
| • Mayor | Billy Middleton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.2 sq mi (83.4 km2) |
| • Land | 31.9 sq mi (82.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 171 ft (52 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,632 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (19.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36551 |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
| FIPS code | 01-44608 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0155142 |
| Website | www |
Loxley is a town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 1,632. It is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley micropolitan area. Loxley is becoming a popular location for the expansion of the suburbs from Daphne and Spanish Fort, Alabama, because it is served by an Interstate 10 exit and is almost directly between the cities of Mobile, Alabama, and Pensacola, Florida.
In 1870, a man from Chicago by the name of John Loxley established a lumber camp in the area previously known as Bennet. The lumber camp included a commissary and saw mill. The men that traveled with Loxley settled in what later became the town of Loxley. John Loxley returned to Chicago when the lumber was exhausted.
The train depot opened on May 5, 1906, on the Fort Morgan Line. Before that there were only wagon roads to Bay Minette. Also in 1906, the Loxley post office was opened in by Octavia Sauer. She served as the postmistress and depot agent. By 1920, the businesses in Loxley consisted of an egg store, grocery store, two general merchandise stores, train depot, drug store, telegraph office, land office, repair garage, post office, bank, hotel, butcher shop, orange packing shed, cement block plant, a blacksmith, a feed and lumber store. A grammar school was built in 1925.
The Town of Loxley incorporated in March 1957.
Loxley is located in south-central Baldwin County at 30°37'24.600" North, 87°45'17.035" West (30.623500, -87.754732).U.S. Route 90 (Hickory Street) passes through the center of the town, leading eastbound 5 miles (8 km) to Robertsdale, Alabama, and 39 miles (63 km) to Pensacola, Florida, and westbound 11 miles (18 km) to Spanish Fort and 20 miles (32 km) to Mobile. Interstate 10 passes through the northern end of town, with access via Exit 44 (Alabama State Route 59).
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