Foley is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The 2000 census lists the population of the city as 7,590. Foley is a principal city of the Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Baldwin County.
History:
Foley was founded by John B. Foley of Chicago. As Foley was traveling to President McKinley's funeral in 1901, he met a railroad agent who told him of the area in South Baldwin County. Foley came down the following year, liked what he saw and bought up between 40,000 acres and 50,000 acres of land. He returned to Chicago and formed the Magnolia Land Company. As he began to sell off acreage, he realized the need for a better way for the people to come to Foley.
Foley used some of his own money to lay the rails so the train could come from Bay Minette. The first railroad station was built in 1905. The original station burned in 1908 and was replaced the following year by the station that is now the City's museum. John Foley donated parcels of land for a school and churches. The first train to service Foley was a wood burner called the "Pine Knot Special." It would leave Foley in the morning and make a return trip in the afternoon. As people cleared the land, they would place liter knots in a wood box for the engineer to use as was needed. Foley was incorporated in 1915 with G. I. Weatherly serving as its first mayor.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,596, and the median income for a family was $38,427. Males had a median income of $28,523 versus $20,660 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,364. About 7.1% of families and 0.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Radio Stations
WBHY 88.5 FM Mobile, AL Christian Contemporary
W223AX (WHEP) 92.5 FM Foley, AL Variety
WBLX 92.9 FM Mobile, AL Hip Hop
WABB 97.5 FM Mobile, AL Top-40
WDLT 98.3 FM Chickasaw, AL Urban Contemporary
WRRX 106.1 FM Gulf Breeze, FL Urban Contemporary
WRGV 107.3 FM Pensacola, FL Urban Contemporary
WXQW 660 AM Fairhope, AL Gospel Music
WPNN 790 AM Pensacola, FL News/Talk
WHEP 1310 AM Foley, AL Variety
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