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Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 6,749, up from 6,168 at the 2010 census. Known prior to 1915 as “Fig Tree Island”, the city was named after the satsuma orange, which was successfully cultivated and grown in Alabama starting in 1878, a gift from Emperor Meiji of Japan. Satsuma is a part of the Mobile metropolitan area.

Satsuma city overview:
Name:	Satsuma city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alabama
County:	Mobile County
Elevation:	13 ft (4 m)
Total Area:	7.40 sq mi (19.16 km²)
Land Area:	7.35 sq mi (19.03 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km²)
Total Population:	6,749
Population Density:	918.48/sq mi (354.62/km²)
ZIP code:	36572
Area code:	251
FIPS code:	0168352
GNISfeature ID:	0126426
Website:	www.cityofsatsuma.com

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History

The area was inhabited for thousands of years by differing cultures of indigenous peoples.

1878 – Farmers introduced Mandarin Satsuma oranges to Alabama from Japan for cultivation.
1900 – Satsuma area known as Fig Tree Island
1910 – Pace Orange Orchard had about 100 acres (0.40 km) of pecans and satsuma trees on the area.
1915 – Town named “Satsuma”
1918 – Norman E. McConaghy hired as manager of the Satsuma Orange & Pecan Groves Company
1922 – Packing house built; still stands above Mac’s Landing
1912-1924 – Satsuma trees damaged by cold weather and citrus canker
1959 – Plans for a town charter submitted to the County of Mobile and the State of Alabama were approved. April 6, 1959, was the first municipal election.
2011 – Satsuma breaks away from the Mobile County school system and starts working on its own curriculum.

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Geography

Satsuma is in northeastern Mobile County; it is bordered to the southwest by Saraland, to the northeast by Creola, and to the southeast by an undeveloped extension of the city of Mobile. U.S. Route 43 and Interstate 65 are the main highways through Saraland, intersecting at the northern edge of the city. Downtown Mobile is 13 miles (21 km) to the south.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Satsuma has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19 km), of which 0.05 square miles (0.13 km), or 0.68%, are water. The city is bordered to the east by Gunnison Creek, a tidal tributary of Bayou Sara, which leads to the Mobile River.