THE BAYOU LA BATRE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Gulf Coast Flatwoods setting.
Bayou La Batre city has 7.5 square miles of land in Mobile County. Its Census reference point is in Gulf Coast Flatwoods, within Southern Coastal Plain.
Low plains mingle with barrier islands, lagoons, marshes and inland lake districts. Coastal and inland settings vary substantially within this warm southeastern landscape.
Regional context: Southern Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bayou La Batre and Mobile County
Bayou La Batre is associated with Mobile County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bayou La Batre by land and water
The Census records 0.14 square miles of water within Bayou La Batre, or 1.9% of its total area. It is 23.4 percentage points lower than the 25.2% recorded for Mobile County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bayou La Batre city has 86.5% of the land area of nearby Grand Bay CDP (8.68 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

