Bucks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22, down from 32 at the 2010 census. It is located in the northeastern section of the county near the Mobile River, along U.S. Route 43. The James M. Barry Electric Generating Plant, a coal- and natural gas-fired power station operated by Alabama Power, is located in Bucks.
Geography U.S. Route 43, the only highway through the community, leads south to Mobile and north to Mount Vernon.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bucks CDP has an area of , of which , or 8.51%, are water. The Mobile River forms the eastern edge of the community.
Demographics
Bucks was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Bucks CDP, Alabama – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)18656.25%27.27%Black or African American alone (NH)10731.25%31.82%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)153.13%22.73%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)206.25%0.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)143.13%18.18%Total3222 100.00%100.00%
2010 census
In 2010, Bucks had a population of 32. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 59.4% white, 31.3% black or African American, 3.1% Native American, 6.3% from two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino of any race.2010 population by race and Hispanic or Latino by place report for Alabama from the US Census]
Education Residents are zoned to Mobile County Public School System campuses."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bucks CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on November 27, 2018. Residents are zoned to Citronelle High School."Citronelle High School Attendance Zone ." Mobile County Public School System. Retrieved on November 27, 2018.
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