Home to five Native American tribes (Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole), this area of fertile soils was the heart of the "cotton kingdom" before the Civil War. 
Today Alabama lies at the center of a revitalized Deep South. Birmingham, the state's largest city, has become a focus for medical research, and is a major manufacturer of steel, iron, and coal. Leading industries include textiles and apparel, rubber and plastics, paper, chemicals, primary metals, and automobile manufacturing. The Alabama Research and Education Network, first state-funded computer network in the U.S., links universities and school systems across the state.
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, a transportation corridor for industry and agriculture, connects 16,000 miles of U.S. inland waterways to the Gulf of Mexico via Mobile's port.
Economy
Industry: retail and wholesale trade, services, government, finance, insurance, real estate, transportation, construction, electrical equipment.
Agriculture: poultry, forest products, cattle, nursery stock, cotton, eggs, peanuts, soybeans.
Today Alabama lies at the center of a revitalized Deep South. Birmingham, the state's largest city, has become a focus for medical research, and is a major manufacturer of steel, iron, and coal. Leading industries include textiles and apparel, rubber and plastics, paper, chemicals, primary metals, and automobile manufacturing. The Alabama Research and Education Network, first state-funded computer network in the U.S., links universities and school systems across the state.
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, a transportation corridor for industry and agriculture, connects 16,000 miles of U.S. inland waterways to the Gulf of Mexico via Mobile's port.
Economy
Industry: retail and wholesale trade, services, government, finance, insurance, real estate, transportation, construction, electrical equipment.
Agriculture: poultry, forest products, cattle, nursery stock, cotton, eggs, peanuts, soybeans.
Major Cities of Alabama
01-Abbeville=Henry County=Population(2000 Census) 2,987=Area 15.61 sq mi (40.42 km²)
02-Andalusia=Covington County=Population(2000 Census) 8,794=Area 18.97 sq mi (49.13 km²)
03-Anniston=Calhoun County=Population(2000 Census) 24,276=Area 45.46 sq mi (117.74 km²)
04-Ashland=Clay County=Population(2000 Census) 1,965=Area 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km²)
05-Ashville=St. Clair County=Population(2000 Census) 2,260=Area 19.43 sq mi (50.33 km²)
06-Athens=Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 18,967=Area 39.42 sq mi (102.10 km²)
07-Bay Minette=Baldwin County=Population(2000 Census) 7,820=Area 8.04 sq mi (20.82 km²)
08-Birmingham=Jefferson County, Shelby County=Population(2000 Census) 242,820=Area 151.95 sq mi (393.56 km²)
09-Brewton=Escambia County=Population(2000 Census) 5,498=Area 11.47 sq mi (29.71 km²)
10-Camden=Wilcox County=Population(2000 Census) 2,257=Area 4.24 sq mi (10.99 km²)
11-Carrollton=Pickens County=Population(2000 Census) 987=Area 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km²)
12-Centre=Cherokee County=Population(2000 Census) 3,216=Area 11.07 sq mi (28.68 km²)
13-Centreville=Bibb County=Population(2000 Census) 2,466=Area 9.71 sq mi (25.16 km²)
14-Chatom=Washington County=Population(2000 Census) 1,193=Area 10.88 sq mi (28.17 km²)
15-Clanton=Chilton County=Population(2000 Census) 7,800=Area 20.35 sq mi (52.70 km²)
16-Clayton=Barbour County=Population(2000 Census) 1,475=Area 5.45 sq mi (14.12 km²)
17-Columbiana=Shelby County=Population(2000 Census) 3,316=Area 15.21 sq mi (39.40 km²)
18-Cullman=Cullman County=Population(2000 Census) 13,995=Area 19.15 sq mi (49.60 km²)
19-Dadeville=Tallapoosa County=Population(2000 Census) 3,212=Area 16.00 sq mi (41.45 km²)
20-Decatur=Morgan County, Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 53,929=Area 59.90 sq mi (155.13 km²)
21-Dothan=Houston County, Dale County, Henry County=Population(2000 Census) 57,737=Area 86.82 sq mi (224.85 km²)
22-Double Springs=Winston County=Population(2000 Census) 1,003=Area 3.86 sq mi (10.01 km²)
23-Elba=Coffee County=Population(2000 Census) 4,185=Area 15.46 sq mi (40.03 km²)
24-Eutaw=Greene County=Population(2000 Census) 1,878=Area 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km²)
25-Evergreen=Conecuh County=Population(2000 Census) 3,630=Area 15.25 sq mi (39.51 km²)
26-Fayette=Fayette County=Population(2000 Census) 4,922=Area 8.64 sq mi (22.38 km²)
27-Florence=Lauderdale County=Population(2000 Census) 36,264=Area 25.03 sq mi (64.82 km²)
28-Fort Payne=DeKalb County=Population(2000 Census) 12,938=Area 55.96 sq mi (144.93 km²)
29-Gadsden=Etowah County=Population(2000 Census) 38,978=Area 37.18 sq mi (96.30 km²)
30-Geneva=Geneva County=Population(2000 Census) 4,388=Area 15.05 sq mi (38.98 km²)
31-Greensboro=Hale County=Population(2000 Census) 2,731=Area 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km²)
32-Greenville=Butler County=Population(2000 Census) 7,228=Area 21.33 sq mi (55.24 km²)
33-Grove Hill=Clarke County=Population(2000 Census) 1,438=Area 4.97 sq mi (12.86 km²)
34-Guntersville=Marshall County=Population(2000 Census) 7,395=Area 40.60 sq mi (105.17 km²)
35-Hamilton=Marion County=Population(2000 Census) 6,786=Area 36.12 sq mi (93.55 km²)
36-Hayneville=Lowndes County=Population(2000 Census) 1,177=Area 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km²)
37-Heflin=Cleburne County=Population(2000 Census) 3,002=Area 12.00 sq mi (31.08 km²)
38-Huntsville=Madison County, Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 158,216=Area 174.43 sq mi (451.77 km²)
39-Jasper=Walker County=Population(2000 Census) 14,052=Area 26.88 sq mi (69.62 km²)
40-La Fayette=Chambers County=Population(2000 Census) 3,234=Area 8.85 sq mi (22.92 km²)
41-Linden=Marengo County=Population(2000 Census) 2,424=Area 3.62 sq mi (9.38 km²)
42-Livingston=Sumter County=Population(2000 Census) 3,297=Area 7.20 sq mi (18.66 km²)
43-Luverne=Crenshaw County=Population(2000 Census) 2,635=Area 12.42 sq mi (32.16 km²)
44-Marion=Perry County=Population(2000 Census) 3,511=Area 10.68 sq mi (27.67 km²)
45-Mobile=Mobile County=Population(2000 Census) 198,915=Area 159.43 sq mi (412.93 km²)
46-Monroeville=Monroe County=Population(2000 Census) 6,862=Area 13.06 sq mi (33.82 km²)
47-Montgomery=Montgomery County=Population(2000 Census) 201,568=Area 156.19 sq mi (404.53 km²)
48-Moulton=Lawrence County=Population(2000 Census) 3,260=Area 5.90 sq mi (15.29 km²)
49-Oneonta=Blount County=Population(2000 Census) 5,576=Area 15.42 sq mi (39.94 km²)
50-Opelika=Lee County=Population(2000 Census) 23,498=Area 53.44 sq mi (138.40 km²)
51-Ozark=Dale County=Population(2000 Census) 15,119=Area 34.49 sq mi (89.32 km²)
52-Pell City=St. Clair County=Population(2000 Census) 9,565=Area 27.17 sq mi (70.37 km²)
53-Phenix City=Russell County, Lee County=Population(2000 Census) 28,265=Area 24.75 sq mi (64.10 km²)
54-Prattville=Autauga County, Elmore County=Population(2000 Census) 24,303=Area 23.91 sq mi (61.92 km²)
55-Rockford=Coosa County=Population(2000 Census) 428=Area 3.31 sq mi (8.56 km²)
56-Russellville=Franklin County=Population(2000 Census) 8,971=Area 13.35 sq mi (34.58 km²)
57-Scottsboro=Jackson County=Population(2000 Census) 14,762=Area 51.73 sq mi (133.99 km²)
58-Selma=Dallas County=Population(2000 Census) 20,512=Area 14.44 sq mi (37.41 km²)
59-Talladega=Talladega County=Population(2000 Census) 15,143=Area 1.26 sq mi (3.25 km²)
60-Troy=Pike County=Population(2000 Census) 13,935=Area 26.33 sq mi (68.20 km²)
61-Tuscaloosa=Tuscaloosa County=Population(2000 Census) 77,906=Area 66.70 sq mi (172.75 km²)
62-Tuscumbia=Colbert County=Population(2000 Census) 7,856=Area 7.31 sq mi (18.92 km²)
63-Tuskegee=Macon County=Population(2000 Census) 11,846=Area 15.71 sq mi (40.69 km²)
64-Union Springs=Bullock County=Population(2000 Census) 3,670=Area 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km²)
65-Vernon=Lamar County=Population(2000 Census) 2,143=Area 5.92 sq mi (15.32 km²)
66-Wedowee=Randolph County=Population(2000 Census) 818=Area 3.53 sq mi (9.16 km²)
67-Wetumpka=Elmore County=Population(2000 Census) 5,726=Area 8.91 sq mi (23.07 km²)
01-Abbeville=Henry County=Population(2000 Census) 2,987=Area 15.61 sq mi (40.42 km²)
02-Andalusia=Covington County=Population(2000 Census) 8,794=Area 18.97 sq mi (49.13 km²)
03-Anniston=Calhoun County=Population(2000 Census) 24,276=Area 45.46 sq mi (117.74 km²)
04-Ashland=Clay County=Population(2000 Census) 1,965=Area 7.27 sq mi (18.82 km²)
05-Ashville=St. Clair County=Population(2000 Census) 2,260=Area 19.43 sq mi (50.33 km²)
06-Athens=Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 18,967=Area 39.42 sq mi (102.10 km²)
07-Bay Minette=Baldwin County=Population(2000 Census) 7,820=Area 8.04 sq mi (20.82 km²)
08-Birmingham=Jefferson County, Shelby County=Population(2000 Census) 242,820=Area 151.95 sq mi (393.56 km²)
09-Brewton=Escambia County=Population(2000 Census) 5,498=Area 11.47 sq mi (29.71 km²)
10-Camden=Wilcox County=Population(2000 Census) 2,257=Area 4.24 sq mi (10.99 km²)
11-Carrollton=Pickens County=Population(2000 Census) 987=Area 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km²)
12-Centre=Cherokee County=Population(2000 Census) 3,216=Area 11.07 sq mi (28.68 km²)
13-Centreville=Bibb County=Population(2000 Census) 2,466=Area 9.71 sq mi (25.16 km²)
14-Chatom=Washington County=Population(2000 Census) 1,193=Area 10.88 sq mi (28.17 km²)
15-Clanton=Chilton County=Population(2000 Census) 7,800=Area 20.35 sq mi (52.70 km²)
16-Clayton=Barbour County=Population(2000 Census) 1,475=Area 5.45 sq mi (14.12 km²)
17-Columbiana=Shelby County=Population(2000 Census) 3,316=Area 15.21 sq mi (39.40 km²)
18-Cullman=Cullman County=Population(2000 Census) 13,995=Area 19.15 sq mi (49.60 km²)
19-Dadeville=Tallapoosa County=Population(2000 Census) 3,212=Area 16.00 sq mi (41.45 km²)
20-Decatur=Morgan County, Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 53,929=Area 59.90 sq mi (155.13 km²)
21-Dothan=Houston County, Dale County, Henry County=Population(2000 Census) 57,737=Area 86.82 sq mi (224.85 km²)
22-Double Springs=Winston County=Population(2000 Census) 1,003=Area 3.86 sq mi (10.01 km²)
23-Elba=Coffee County=Population(2000 Census) 4,185=Area 15.46 sq mi (40.03 km²)
24-Eutaw=Greene County=Population(2000 Census) 1,878=Area 4.58 sq mi (11.87 km²)
25-Evergreen=Conecuh County=Population(2000 Census) 3,630=Area 15.25 sq mi (39.51 km²)
26-Fayette=Fayette County=Population(2000 Census) 4,922=Area 8.64 sq mi (22.38 km²)
27-Florence=Lauderdale County=Population(2000 Census) 36,264=Area 25.03 sq mi (64.82 km²)
28-Fort Payne=DeKalb County=Population(2000 Census) 12,938=Area 55.96 sq mi (144.93 km²)
29-Gadsden=Etowah County=Population(2000 Census) 38,978=Area 37.18 sq mi (96.30 km²)
30-Geneva=Geneva County=Population(2000 Census) 4,388=Area 15.05 sq mi (38.98 km²)
31-Greensboro=Hale County=Population(2000 Census) 2,731=Area 2.39 sq mi (6.20 km²)
32-Greenville=Butler County=Population(2000 Census) 7,228=Area 21.33 sq mi (55.24 km²)
33-Grove Hill=Clarke County=Population(2000 Census) 1,438=Area 4.97 sq mi (12.86 km²)
34-Guntersville=Marshall County=Population(2000 Census) 7,395=Area 40.60 sq mi (105.17 km²)
35-Hamilton=Marion County=Population(2000 Census) 6,786=Area 36.12 sq mi (93.55 km²)
36-Hayneville=Lowndes County=Population(2000 Census) 1,177=Area 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km²)
37-Heflin=Cleburne County=Population(2000 Census) 3,002=Area 12.00 sq mi (31.08 km²)
38-Huntsville=Madison County, Limestone County=Population(2000 Census) 158,216=Area 174.43 sq mi (451.77 km²)
39-Jasper=Walker County=Population(2000 Census) 14,052=Area 26.88 sq mi (69.62 km²)
40-La Fayette=Chambers County=Population(2000 Census) 3,234=Area 8.85 sq mi (22.92 km²)
41-Linden=Marengo County=Population(2000 Census) 2,424=Area 3.62 sq mi (9.38 km²)
42-Livingston=Sumter County=Population(2000 Census) 3,297=Area 7.20 sq mi (18.66 km²)
43-Luverne=Crenshaw County=Population(2000 Census) 2,635=Area 12.42 sq mi (32.16 km²)
44-Marion=Perry County=Population(2000 Census) 3,511=Area 10.68 sq mi (27.67 km²)
45-Mobile=Mobile County=Population(2000 Census) 198,915=Area 159.43 sq mi (412.93 km²)
46-Monroeville=Monroe County=Population(2000 Census) 6,862=Area 13.06 sq mi (33.82 km²)
47-Montgomery=Montgomery County=Population(2000 Census) 201,568=Area 156.19 sq mi (404.53 km²)
48-Moulton=Lawrence County=Population(2000 Census) 3,260=Area 5.90 sq mi (15.29 km²)
49-Oneonta=Blount County=Population(2000 Census) 5,576=Area 15.42 sq mi (39.94 km²)
50-Opelika=Lee County=Population(2000 Census) 23,498=Area 53.44 sq mi (138.40 km²)
51-Ozark=Dale County=Population(2000 Census) 15,119=Area 34.49 sq mi (89.32 km²)
52-Pell City=St. Clair County=Population(2000 Census) 9,565=Area 27.17 sq mi (70.37 km²)
53-Phenix City=Russell County, Lee County=Population(2000 Census) 28,265=Area 24.75 sq mi (64.10 km²)
54-Prattville=Autauga County, Elmore County=Population(2000 Census) 24,303=Area 23.91 sq mi (61.92 km²)
55-Rockford=Coosa County=Population(2000 Census) 428=Area 3.31 sq mi (8.56 km²)
56-Russellville=Franklin County=Population(2000 Census) 8,971=Area 13.35 sq mi (34.58 km²)
57-Scottsboro=Jackson County=Population(2000 Census) 14,762=Area 51.73 sq mi (133.99 km²)
58-Selma=Dallas County=Population(2000 Census) 20,512=Area 14.44 sq mi (37.41 km²)
59-Talladega=Talladega County=Population(2000 Census) 15,143=Area 1.26 sq mi (3.25 km²)
60-Troy=Pike County=Population(2000 Census) 13,935=Area 26.33 sq mi (68.20 km²)
61-Tuscaloosa=Tuscaloosa County=Population(2000 Census) 77,906=Area 66.70 sq mi (172.75 km²)
62-Tuscumbia=Colbert County=Population(2000 Census) 7,856=Area 7.31 sq mi (18.92 km²)
63-Tuskegee=Macon County=Population(2000 Census) 11,846=Area 15.71 sq mi (40.69 km²)
64-Union Springs=Bullock County=Population(2000 Census) 3,670=Area 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km²)
65-Vernon=Lamar County=Population(2000 Census) 2,143=Area 5.92 sq mi (15.32 km²)
66-Wedowee=Randolph County=Population(2000 Census) 818=Area 3.53 sq mi (9.16 km²)
67-Wetumpka=Elmore County=Population(2000 Census) 5,726=Area 8.91 sq mi (23.07 km²)
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