Print subscribers If you're a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Community cooperation key to moving forward in Baldwin Posted Thursday, March 4, 2021 9:10 am Baldwin County is not only Alabama’s fastest growing county and the largest in the state geographically, it is also a collection of cities and towns with a variety of history and populations. While Baldwin County has more than 200,000 full-time residents, a number that is growing rapidly, it is unique among the more populous counties in that does not have a dominant city. Each municipality from the Gulf to the Eastern Shore to north Baldwin has its own needs, goals and challenges.