Calvert, Alabama

Calvert
Census-designated place
AM/NS Calvert's hot dip galvanizing lines in Calvert
Calvert Location within Alabama
Coordinates: 31°09′19″N 088°00′36″W / 31.15528°N 88.01000°WCoordinates: 31°09′19″N 088°00′36″W / 31.15528°N 88.01000°W [1]
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Mobile
Area[2]
• Total	3.462 sq mi (8.97 km^2)
• Land	3.443 sq mi (8.92 km^2)
• Water	0.019 sq mi (0.05 km^2)
Elevation[1]	46 ft (14 m)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	277
• Density	80/sq mi (31/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	36513
Area code(s)	251
FIPS code[4][5]	01-11488
GNIS ID[1][4]	115421

Calvert is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama, United States.^[1][6] It is located in the extreme northeastern corner of the county near the Tombigbee River, along U.S. Route 43. As of the 2010 census, its population was 277.^[3]

German technology conglomerate ThyssenKrupp broke ground on a US$4.65 billion stainless and carbon steel processing facility in Calvert in 2007. The facility became operational in July 2010.^[7][8] ThyssenKrupp's stainless steel division, Inoxum, including the stainless portion of the Calvert plant, was sold to Finnish stainless steel company Outokumpu in 2012.^[9] The remaining portion of the ThyssenKrupp plant with a production capacity of 5.3 million metric tons that includes a hot strip mill, cold roll mill and four coating lines, was purchased by a 50/50 joint partnership of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel in February 2014 for $1.5 billion and renamed AM/NS Calvert. It is the region's 2nd largest industrial employer. ^{[10] [11]}

Geography

Calvert is located at 31°09′16″N 088°00′36″W / 31.15444°N 88.01000°W, at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m).^[6]

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Eight Mile (Mobile County, Alabama)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
4. "FIPS55 Data: Alabama". FIPS55 Data. United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006.
5. "Places: Alabama". 2010 Census Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
6. "Calvert, Alabama". Alabama Home Town Locator. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
7. "ThyssenKrupp Steel and Stainless USA". ThyssenKrupp. Retrieved July 24, 2010.
8. Cloos, Paul. Mobile County wins ThyssenKrupp plant Press-Register May 11, 2007.
9. "New owners of ThyssenKrupp stainless steel division plan visit in June". Press-Register. May 31, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
10. Finch II, Michael (26 February 2014). "Sale of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA clears all regulatory approval". Press-Register. Mobile, Alabama. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
11. "ArcelorMittal AM/NS Calvert Webpage".