In 1870, a man from Chicago by the name of John Loxley established a lumber camp in the area previously known as Bennet. The lumber camp included a commissary and saw mill. The men that traveled with Loxley settled in what later became the town of Loxley. John Loxley returned to Chicago when the lumber was exhausted.
20th century
The train depot opened on May 5, 1906, on the Fort Morgan Line. Before that, there were only wagon roads to Bay Minette. Also in 1906, the Loxley post office was opened by Octavia Sauer. She served as the postmistress and depot agent. By 1920, the businesses in Loxley consisted of an egg store, grocery store, two general merchandise stores, train depot, drug store, telegraph office, land office, repair garage, post office, bank, hotel, butcher shop, orange packing shed, cement block plant, a blacksmith, a feed and lumber store. A grammar school was built in 1925. The Town of Loxley incorporated in March 1957.
Geography
Loxley is located in south-central Baldwin County at 30°37'24.600" North, 87°45'17.035" West. U.S. Route 90 passes through the center of the town, leading eastbound to Robertsdale, Alabama, and to Pensacola, Florida, and westbound to Spanish Fort and to Mobile. Interstate 10 passes through the northern end of town, with access via Exit 44. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of, of which is land and, or 1.15%, is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,632 people, 643 households, and 453 families residing in the town. The population density was 51 people per square mile. There were 737 housing units at an average density of 22.9 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 84.4% White, 9.4% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 3.4% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. 5.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 643 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couplesliving together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00. In the town, the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $32,803, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $36,563 versus $27,566 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,796. About 16.7% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.6% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
