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Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. [9] Named for Continental Army Major General Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. [6]
The Montgomery, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (commonly known as the Tri-Counties or the River Region) is a metropolitan area in central Alabama. As of 2020, the MSA had a population of 386,047, ranking it 142nd among United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas. That number is up +3.07% from the 2010 census number of 374,536.
The following is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Alabama. [1] As of 2020 Birmingham has the biggest metropolitan area and urban area in Alabama followed by Huntsville. The table data is from the Us Census in 2010 and 2020. [2] [3]
As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English at home and 2.2% speak Spanish. German speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese at 0.1%. In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking. [1]
Map of the United States with Alabama highlighted. Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Alabama is the 24th most populous state with 5,024,279 inhabitants [1] and the 28th largest by land area spanning 50,645.33 square miles (131,170.8 km 2) of land. [2]
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the seventh-most populous county in Alabama. [2] Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. [3] Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The U.S. State of Alabama currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).. On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama. [1]
Alabama's capital is Montgomery, and its largest city by population and area is Huntsville. [12] Its oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists (Alabama Creoles) in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana. [13] [14] Greater Birmingham is Alabama's largest metropolitan area and its economic center. [15]