The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusOrange Beach is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The population was 8,095 at the 2020 census. According to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 8,534.
Orange Beach was established in 1984. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,441 to 8,095 (+49%). Half of its homes were built before 2000.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Orange Beach yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Orange Beach’s history is told.
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2000
CommonsFEMA - 11128 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
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CommonsFEMA - 11049 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11048 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11047 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11046 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11045 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11044 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11043 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11042 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11041 - Photograph by Jocelyn Augustino taken on 09-…2004Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.