Foley, Alabama Foley, Alabama Location in Baldwin County and the state of Alabama Location in Baldwin County and the state of Alabama Foley is a town/city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
The 2010 census lists the populace of the town/city as 14,618. Foley is a principal town/city of the Daphne Fairhope Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Baldwin County.
5 Foley Public Library Foley of Chicago. As Foley was traveling to President Mc - Kinley's funeral in 1901, he met a barns agent who told him of the region in South Baldwin County.
Foley came down the following year, and he liked what he saw and bought up between 40,000 acres (160 km2) and 50,000 acres (200 km2) of land.
As he began to sell off acreage, he realized the need for a better way for the citizens to come to Foley.
Foley used some of his own cash to lay the rails so the train could come from Bay Minette.
John Foley donated parcels of territory for a school and churches.
The first train to service Foley was a wood burner called the "Pine Knot Special." Foley is positioned at 30 24'20.138" North, 87 40'53.432" West (30.405594, -87.681509). Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 25.89 sq mi (67.1 km2), of which 25.76 sq mi (66.7 km2) is territory and 0.4% is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 14,618 citizens , 6,165 homeholds, and 4,124 families residing in the city.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 20.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
Foley is a part of the Baldwin County Public Schools system.
An elementary school, an intermediate school, a middle school, and a high school serve the town/city of Foley. Foley High School (9-12) Foley Middle School (7-8) Foley Intermediate School (5-6) Foley Elementary School (K-4) Foley Public Library The Foley Public Library has in excess of 50,000 volumes, internet computers, children's reading programs and enhance meeting rooms for civic organizations. The City of Foley Antique Rose Trail features over five hundred varieties of fragrant roses. The City of Foley Museum & Archives and Model Train Exhibit is positioned in a restored train depot from the early 1900s.
It holds archives for the City of Foley as well as barns memorabilia. Holmes Medical Museum is positioned in downtown Foley and was the first hospital in Baldwin County.
200 W Orange Ave Foley Sept 2012.jpg 100s W Laurel Ave Foley Sept 2012 02.jpg 100s W Laurel Ave Foley Sept 2012 01.jpg "Enumeration 2010 Demographic Profile Data" (for Foley, AL), US Enumeration Bureau, 2010, webpage: "Archived copy".
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"City of Foley Museum & Archives and Model Train Exhibit".
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