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These cities and towns cover only 9.6% of the state's land mass but are home to 60.4% of its population. [2] The Code of Alabama 1975 defines the legal use of the terms "town" and "city" based on population. A municipality with a population of 2,000 or more is a city, while less than 2,000 is a town. [4]
Because Mobile and Baldwin Counties tend to use "South Alabama" with such exclusivity, other parts of southern Alabama, particularly the Florida-border counties from Escambia County over to Houston County often humorously prefer to be called Lower Alabama if a regional name must be given. Traditionally the south central and southeastern parts ...
Pickensville is a rural town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.At the 2010 census the population was 608, down from 662 in 2000. It was initially incorporated in 1839 [3] (although two other sources claim 1825 and 1835) and briefly served before that as the first county seat of Pickens County.
Southside is a city located in Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is included in the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area. It incorporated in 1957. [3] The population was 8,412 at the time of the 2010 United States Census. [4] It is located 8 to 12 miles (13 to 19 km) south of downtown Gadsden.
Hale County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [14] Pop 2010 [15] Pop 2020 [16] % 2000 % ...
Between 2020 and 2022, two million people moved away from cities and suburbs into smaller cities, a report from the Economic Innovation Group showed. If you’re considering a move into a rural ...
The Magnolia River is an important resource for the area's residents. As of 2007, activists were seeking to have it named as an Outstanding Alabama Water, which is the state's highest environmental protection status. "The river is, if you would, the lifeblood of the whole community," Mayor Charles Houser told the Press-Register in 2008 ...
The Town of Franklin is a mayor-council form of government with a mayor and 5 councilpersons which are elected every four years. The town operates its own police department, volunteer fire department, as well as water system. Mayor Henry Peavy, Mayor Pro-Temp David Clinkscales, Council Members Alvin Sears, Memphis Boston, Rheba Knoxx, Robert T ...