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Alligator, Mississippi. Alligator is a town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Tommie Tomaso Brown was elected Alligator's first black mayor. He defeated Robert Fava, the mayor since 1979.
Range and habitat: Alligators occur on the Atlantic Coast of North America from Florida through coastal North Carolina, and along the Gulf Coast into Texas. Alligators are restricted to the Coastal Plain, which includes the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia and South Carolina. In South Carolina, alligators have been recorded to reach lengths of more than 13 feet. Alligators live in swampy areas, rivers, streams, lakes and ponds.