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Welcome to Alabama
 Introduction
Using rockets developed in Alabama man walked on the moon. Alabama is called The Heart of Dixie and the Yellowhammer state. The capital of Alabama is Montgomery and the largest city is Birmingham. Alabama is in the southern United States bordered by Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, and Mississippi. Alabama was readmitted to the union in 1868. Alabama is a growing economic force fueled by agriculture, heavy manufacturing, mineral extraction, and technology. Alabama’s in 2003 had a total gross state product of $132 billion. Currently Alabama is engaged in the aerospace, banking, education, health care, and automobile manufacturing.
 People
Total population (2007) 4,627,851
Total Births (2006) 61,007
Total Deaths (2006) 47,205
Total natural population increases (2006) 13,802
Total international migration (2006) 5,116
Total internal migration (2006) 31,600
Net migration (2006) 36,716
Total male population (2000) 2,146,504
Total female population (2000) 2,300,596
Total white population (2000) 3,162,808
Total black population (2000) 1,155,930
Total asian population (2000) 31,346
American Indian & Alaska Native population (2000) 22,430
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander popualtion (2000) 1,409
Hispanic population (2000) 75,830
Total population over 18 yrs (2000) 3,323,678
White population over 18 yrs (2000) 2,440,176
Black population over 18 yrs (2000) 796,342
American Indian & Alaska Native population over 18 yrs (2000) 16,144
Asian population over 18 yrs (2000) 23,724
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population over 18 yrs (2000) 1,063
Female median age (2000) 37
Male median age (2000) 34
Total number households (2000) 1,737,080
Average household size (2000) 2.49




 Geography
Capital Montgomery
Largest City Birmingham
State's Total Area Ranking 30
Total Area 52 sq mi
Width 190 miles
Length 330 miles
Percent Water 0.32%
Latitude 30°13'N to 35°N
Longitude 84°51'W to 88°28'W
Highest Elevation Mount Cheaha 2,407 ft (734 m)
Mean Elevation 499 ft
Lowest Elevation Gulf of Mexico 0 ft (0 m)
 Economics
GDP (2005) $151,610,000,000
GDP average annual growth rate percent 1997 to 2004 2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting contribution to GDP (2005) $2,520,000,000
Mining contribution to GDP (2005) $2,672,000,000
Utilities contribution to GDP (2005) $3,774,000,000
Construction contribution to GDP (2005) $7,399,000,000
Durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $16,223,000,000
Non-durable goods manufacturing contribution to GDP (2005) $10,770,000,000
Wholesale trade contribution to GDP (2005) $8,690,000,000
Retail trade contribution to GDP (2005) $12,084,000,000
Transportation and warehousing contribution to GDP (2005) $4,296,000,000
Information contribution to GDP (2005) $4,939,000,000
Finance and insurance contribution to GDP (2005) $8,148,000,000
Real estate, rental, and leasing contribution to GDP (2005) $14,219,000,000
Professional and technical services contribution to GDP (2005) $8,556,000,000
Management of companies contribution to GDP (2005) $1,141,000,000
Administrative and waste services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,624,000,000
Educational services contribution to GDP (2005) $700,000,000
Health care and social assistance contribution to GDP (2005) $10,809,000,000
Arts, entertainment, and recreation contribution to GDP (2005) $568,000,000
Accomodation and food services contribution to GDP (2005) $3,484,000,000
Other services contribution to GDP (2005) $4,018,000,000
Government contribution to GDP (2005) $22,975,000,000
Total state tax (2005) $7,799,948
Total state tax per capita (2005) $1,711
Total employees state & local government (2005) 273,673
Firefighters (2005) 4,611
Government hospital employees (2005) 35,542
Government transit employees (2005) 236
Population with health insurance (2000) 3,713,503
Population without health insurance (2000) 666,441
 Other
State Flower Camellia
State Bird Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Violent crime (2005) 19,678
Violent crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 431.7
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter (2005) 374
Murder & nonnegligent manslaughter rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 8.2
Forcible rape (2005) 1,564
Forcible rape rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 34.3
Robbery (2005) 6,447
Robbery rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 141.4
Aggravated assault (2005) 11,293
Aggravated assault rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 247.8
Property crime (2005) 177,393
Property crime rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 3892.1
Burglary (2005) 43,473
Burglary rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 953.8
Larceny-theft (2005) 120,780
Larceny-theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 2650.0
Motor vehicle theft (2005) 13,140
Motor vehicle theft rate per 100,000 Inhabitants (2005) 288.3
 City List (Population 2000)
Abbeville (2,987) Abernant Adamsville (4,965)
Addison (723) Adger Akron (521)
Alabaster (22,619) Alberta Albertville (17,247)
Alexander City (15,008) Alexandria (3,692) Aliceville (2,567)
Allgood (629) Alma Alpine
Alton Altoona (984) Andalusia (8,794)
Anderson (354) Annemanie Anniston (24,276)
Arab (7,174) Ardmore (1,034) Ariton (772)
Arley (290) Arlington Ashford (1,853)
Ashland (1,965) Ashville (2,260) Athens (18,967)
Atmore (7,676) Attalla (6,592) Auburn (42,987)
Autaugaville (820) Axis Baileyton (684)
Banks (224) Bankston Bay Minette (7,820)
Bayou La Batre (2,313) Bear Creek (1,053) Beatrice (412)
Beaverton (226) Belk (214) Bellamy
Belle Mina Bellwood Berry (1,238)
Bessemer (29,672) Billingsley (116) Birmingham (242,820)
Black (202) Blountsville (1,768) Boaz (7,411)
Boligee (369) Bon Air (96) Bon Secour
Booth Boykin Brantley (920)
Bremen Brent (4,024) Brewton (5,498)
Bridgeport (2,728) Brierfield Brilliant (762)
Brooklyn Brookside (1,393) Brookwood (1,483)
Brownsboro Brundidge (2,341) Bryant
Bucks Buhl Burnwell
Butler (1,952) Bynum (1,863) Calera (3,158)
Calvert Camden (2,257) Camp Hill (1,273)
Campbell Capshaw Carbon Hill (2,071)
Cardiff (82) Carlton Carrollton (987)
Castleberry (590) Catherine Cecil
Cedar Bluff (1,467) Centre (3,216) Centreville (2,466)
Chancellor Chapman Chatom (1,193)
Chelsea (2,949) Cherokee (1,237) Childersburg (4,927)
Choccolocco Chunchula Citronelle (3,659)
Clanton (7,800) Clay (4,947) Clayton (1,475)
Cleveland (1,241) Clinton Clio (2,206)
Clopton Cloverdale Coaling (1,115)
Coden Coffee Springs (251) Coffeeville (360)
Coker (808) Collinsville (1,644) Columbia (804)
Columbiana (3,316) Cook Springs Coosada (1,382)
Cordova (2,423) Cottondale Cottonton
Cottonwood (1,170) Courtland (769) Cowarts (1,546)
Coy Cragford Crane Hill
Creola (2,002) Cropwell Crossville (1,431)
Cuba (363) Cullman (13,995) Cusseta
Dadeville (3,212) Daleville (4,653) Danville
Daphne (16,581) Dauphin Island (1,371) Daviston (267)
Dawson De Armanville Deatsville (340)
Decatur (53,929) Deer Park Delmar
Delta Demopolis (7,540) Detroit (247)
Dickinson Dixons Mills Docena
Dolomite Dora (2,413) Dothan (57,737)
Double Springs (1,003) Douglas (530) Dozier (391)
Duncanville Dutton (310) East Tallassee
Eastaboga Echola Eclectic (1,037)
Edwardsville (186) Eight Mile Elba (4,185)
Elberta (552) Eldridge (184) Elkmont (470)
Elmore (199) Elrod Emelle (31)
Empire Enterprise (21,178) Epes (206)
Equality Estillfork Ethelsville (81)
Eufaula (13,908) Eutaw (1,878) Eva (491)
Evergreen (3,630) Excel (582) Fackler
Fairfield (12,381) Fairhope (12,480) Falkville (1,202)
Faunsdale (87) Fayette (4,922) Fitzpatrick
Five Points (146) Flat Rock Flomaton (1,588)
Florala (1,964) Florence (36,264) Foley (7,590)
Forest Home Forkland (629) Fort Davis
Fort Deposit (1,270) Fort Mitchell Fort Payne (12,938)
Fort Rucker (6,052) Fosters Franklin (149)
Frankville Frisco City (1,460) Fruitdale
Fruithurst (270) Fulton (308) Fultondale (6,595)
Furman Fyffe (971) Gadsden (38,978)
Gainestown Gainesville (220) Gallant
Gallion Gantt (241) Garden City (564)
Gardendale (11,626) Gaylesville (140) Geneva (4,388)
Georgiana (1,737) Geraldine (786) Gilbertown (187)
Glen Allen (442) Glenwood (191) Goodsprings
Goodwater (1,633) Goodway Gordo (1,677)
Gordon (408) Goshen (300) Grady
Graham Grand Bay (3,918) Grant (665)
Graysville (2,344) Green Pond Greensboro (2,731)
Greenville (7,228) Grove Hill (1,438) Groveoak
Guin (2,389) Gulf Shores (5,044) Guntersville (7,395)
Gurley (876) Hackleburg (1,527) Haleyville (4,182)
Hamilton (6,786) Hanceville (2,951) Hardaway
Harpersville (1,620) Hartford (2,369) Hartselle (12,019)
Harvest (3,054) Hatchechubbee Hayden (470)
Hayneville (1,177) Hazel Green (3,805) Headland (3,523)
Heflin (3,002) Helena (10,296) Henagar (2,400)
Higdon Highland Home Hillsboro (608)
Hodges (261) Hollins Holly Pond (645)
Hollytree Hollywood (950) Holy Trinity
Honoraville Hope Hull Horton
Houston Huntsville (158,216) Hurtsboro (592)
Huxford Ider (664) Irvington
Jachin Jack Jackson (5,419)
Jacksons Gap Jacksonville (8,404) Jasper (14,052)
Jefferson Jemison (2,248) Jones
Joppa Kansas (260) Kellerman
Kellyton Kennedy (541) Kent
Killen (1,119) Kimberly (1,801) Kinston (602)
Knoxville Laceys Spring Lafayette
Lanett (7,897) Langston (254) Lapine
Lawley Leeds (10,455) Leesburg (799)
Leighton (849) Lenox Leroy
Lester (107) Letohatchee Lexington (840)
Lillian Lincoln (4,577) Linden (2,424)
Lineville (2,401) Lisman (653) Little River
Livingston (3,297) Loachapoka (165) Lockhart (548)
Locust Fork (1,016) Logan Louisville (612)
Lower Peach Tree Lowndesboro (140) Loxley (1,348)
Luverne (2,635) Lynn (597) Madison (29,329)
Magnolia Springs Magnolia Malcolm
Malvern (1,215) Maplesville (672) Marbury
Margaret (1,169) Marion Junction Marion (3,511)
Mathews Maylene Mc Calla
Mc Intosh Mc Kenzie Mc Shan
Mc Williams Megargel Melvin
Mentone (451) Meridianville (4,117) Mexia
Midland City (1,703) Midway (457) Millbrook (10,386)
Millerville Millport (1,160) Millry (615)
Minter Mobile (198,915) Monroeville (6,862)
Montevallo (4,825) Montgomery (201,568) Montrose
Moody (8,053) Mooresville (59) Morris (1,827)
Morvin Moulton (3,260) Moundville (1,809)
Mount Hope Mount Meigs Mount Olive (3,957)
Mount Vernon (844) Mulga (973) Munford (2,446)
Muscadine Muscle Shoals (11,924) Myrtlewood (139)
Nanafalia Natural Bridge (28) Nauvoo (284)
Needham (97) New Brockton (1,250) New Castle
New Hope (2,539) New Market (1,864) Newbern (231)
Newton (1,708) Newville (553) Normal
Northport (19,435) Notasulga (916) Oak Hill (37)
Oakman (944) Odenville (1,131) Ohatchee (1,215)
Oneonta (5,576) Opelika (23,498) Opp (6,607)
Orange Beach (3,784) Orrville (230) Owens Cross Roads (1,124)
Oxford (14,592) Ozark (15,119) Paint Rock (185)
Palmerdale Panola Pansey
Parrish (1,268) Pelham (14,369) Pell City (9,565)
Pennington (353) Perdido Perdue Hill
Perote Peterman Peterson
Petrey (63) Phenix City (28,265) Phil Campbell (1,091)
Piedmont (5,120) Pike Road (310) Pinckard (667)
Pine Apple (145) Pine Hill (966) Pine Level
Pinson (5,033) Pisgah (706) Pittsview
Plantersville Pleasant Grove (9,983) Point Clear (1,876)
Prattville (24,303) Princeton Quinton
Ragland (1,918) Rainbow City (8,428) Rainsville (4,499)
Ralph Ramer Ranburne (459)
Randolph Range Red Bay (3,374)
Red Level (556) Reform (1,978) Remlap
Repton (280) River Falls (616) Riverside (1,564)
Roanoke (6,563) Robertsdale (3,782) Rockford (428)
Rogersville (1,199) Russellville (8,971) Rutledge (476)
Ryland Safford Saginaw
Saint Elmo Saint Stephens Salem
Samantha Samson (2,071) Saraland (12,288)
Sardis Satsuma (5,687) Sawyerville
Sayre Scottsboro (14,762) Seale
Section (769) Selma (20,512) Seminole
Semmes Shannon Sheffield (9,652)
Shelby Shorter (355) Shorterville
Silas (529) Siluria Silverhill (616)
Sipsey (552) Skipperville Slocomb (2,052)
Smiths Station Somerville (347) Spanish Fort (5,423)
Spring Garden Springville (2,521) Spruce Pine
Stanton Stapleton Steele (1,093)
Sterrett Stevenson (1,770) Stockton
Sulligent (2,151) Sumiton (2,665) Summerdale (655)
Sunflower Sweet Water (234) Sycamore
Sylacauga (12,616) Sylvania (1,186) Talladega (15,143)
Tallassee (4,934) Tanner Theodore (6,811)
Thomaston (383) Thomasville (4,649) Thorsby (1,820)
Tibbie Titus Toney
Town Creek (1,216) Townley Toxey (152)
Trafford (523) Trenton Trinity (1,841)
Troy (13,935) Trussville (12,924) Tuscaloosa (77,906)
Tuscumbia (7,856) Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee (11,846)
Tyler Union Grove (94) Union Springs (3,670)
Uniontown (1,636) Uriah Valhermoso Springs
Valley Head (611) Valley (9,198) Vance (500)
Vandiver Verbena Vernon (2,143)
Vina (400) Vincent (1,853) Vinegar Bend
Vinemont Vredenburgh (327) Wadley (640)
Wagarville Walnut Grove (710) Ward
Warrior (3,169) Waterloo (208) Watson
Wattsville Waverly (184) Weaver (2,619)
Webb (1,298) Wedowee (818) Wellington
Weogufka West Blocton (1,372) West Greene
Westover Wetumpka (5,726) Whatley
Wilmer Wilsonville (1,551) Wilton (580)
Winfield (4,540) Wing Woodland (192)
Woodstock Woodville (761) York (2,854)