| Stockton | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alabama#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Alabama |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baldwin |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 24.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.74 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 557 |
| Population Density Km2: | 23.02 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 30.9939°N -87.8581°W |
| Area Code: | 251 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-73272 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 127416 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.63 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 59.62 |
Stockton is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is the nearest community to Bottle Creek Indian Mounds, a National Historic Landmark.
The community is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.
A slasher film,, was made in and around the Stockton area.
The most recent estimates of the population of the community, puts the population somewhere near 2,046 individuals. These estimates also list the following races and ethnicities:
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The community is most likely named for Francis Stockton, who was appointed in 1809 to select a site for the first Baldwin County courthouse.[2] The Stockton post office first began operations in 1837.[3] The U. S. Mail service delivered mail from Montgomery, Alabama by stage coach twice a week to Stockton. In 1855 the United States government started a mail service between Mobile, Stockton and Claiborne, Alabama. Steamers were awarded contracts for carrying the mail, each leaving Mobile twice a week, touching at Stockton, which was connected to Montgomery by the stage line.
Stockton is served by several major roadways, in and around the small community. Stockton is also home to a small seaplane base, mainly frequented by general aviation traffic.