Creola is located north of Mobile in Mobile County in southwest Alabama. It has a mayor/council form of government.
History
Demographics
According to 2020 Census estimates, Creola recorded a population of 2,119. Of that number, 86.3 percent reported itself as white, 9.4 percent as African American, 1.7 percent as American Indian, and 1.5 percent as two or more races. The median household income was $52,679 and the per capita income was $22,970.
Employment
According to 2020 Census estimates, the workforce in Creola was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (25.8 percent)
- Construction (16.5 percent)
- Manufacturing (16.2 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (8.1 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services (6.2 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (5.8 percent)
- Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services (5.8 percent)
- Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing (4.5 percent)
- Retail trade (4.4 percent)
- Public administration (2.9 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extraction (1.6 percent)
- Wholesale trade (1.6 percent)
- Information (0.6 percent)
Education
Public education in Creola is overseen by the Mobile County Public Schools.
Transportation
Creola is essentially bisected by Interstate 65 and is also accessed by U.S. Highway 43 and State Highway 13 that run north-south. The Norfolk Southern Corporation operates a rail line that lies on the western boundary of Creola. Within city limits, the Mark Reynolds/North Mobile Airport is a public general aviation facility.
Events and Places of Interest
Creola Station, also known as Brue Church, (ca. 1905) is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. Just outside Creola is the River Delta Marina and Campground. It is a public use facility operated by the Mobile County Commission that provides a variety camping facilities and access to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.
