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Alabama (/ ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ m ə / ⓘ AL-ə-BAM-ə) [8] is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area, and the 24th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states. [9]
Extending entirely across the state of Alabama for about 20 miles (32 km) northern boundary, and in the middle stretching 60 miles (97 km) farther north, is the Cumberland Plateau, or Tennessee Valley region, broken into broad tablelands by the dissection of rivers.
Alabama is one of the states in which the governor has the power to accept or reject any particular item of an appropriation bill without vetoing the entire bill. In this event, only the vetoed item of the appropriation bill is returned to the house of origin for reconsideration by the Legislature. The remainder of the bill becomes law.
46 of Alabama's 80 majority-African American municipalities (57.5%) are located within the Black Belt. As of the 2000 census, [6] Alabama's 18-county Black Belt region had a population of 589,041 (13.25% of the state's total population). There were 226,191 households and 153,357 families residing within the region.
AlabamaMosaic, a digital repository of materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people; Digital Alabama, a repository of nonfiction and historical fiction on Alabama's history, art, architecture, religions, culture, places, and people that helped shape the Alabama way of life; Code of Alabama 1975 – at the Alabama Legislature site
Henry Watkins Collier (January 17, 1801 – August 28, 1855 in Bailey Springs, Alabama) was the 14th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1849 to 1853. He was born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, son of James Collier and Elizabeth Bouldin. Collier arrived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, from South Carolina in 1823.
The beaches along Alabama’s 32 miles of Gulf Coast are characterized b You can learn more about that process here. Yahoo Inc. may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below ...
Counties of Alabama Alabama counties (clickable map) Location State of Alabama Number 67 Populations Greatest: 662,895 (Jefferson) Least: 7,341 (Greene) Average: 76,246 (2023) Areas Largest: 1,590 sq mi (4,100 km 2) (Baldwin) Smallest: 535 sq mi (1,390 km 2) (Etowah) Average: 782 sq mi (2,030 km 2) Government County government Subdivisions cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census ...