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Admitted to Union December 14, 1819
Capital Montgomery   [ Find out more ]
Nickname Cotton State, Heart of Dixie   [ Find out more ]
Motto Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere [ Find out more ]
Total Area 52,423 square miles Rank 30th
Total Land Area 50,750 square miles Rank 28th
Total Water Area 1,673 square miles Rank 23rd
Length 330 miles
Width 190 miles
Highest Point 2,405 feet, Cheaha Mountain Rank 35th
Lowest Point Sea level Rank 3rd
Highest Temp 112 degrees, Sept. 5, 1925 at Centerville
Lowest Temp -27 degrees, Jan. 30, 1966 at New Market
Highest Monthly Avg Temp 91.5 degrees Rank 16th
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp 31 degrees Rank 42nd
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)		 4,447,100 Rank 23rd
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area)		 87.6 Rank 26th
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)

1. Birmingham 242,820   6. Hoover 62,742
2. Montgomery 201,568 7. Dothan 57,737
3. Mobile 198,915 8. Decatur 53,929
4. Huntsville 158,216 9. Auburn 42,987
5. Tuscaloosa 77,906 10. Gadsden 38,978
Median Age 33
Average Lifetime (1979-1981) 72.53 Rank 45th
Crimes Reported (1992-1993) 4,878.8 Rank 27th
Violent Crimes 780.4 Rank 13th
Property 4,098.4 Rank 31st
Per Capita Income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce		 $23,521 Rank 43rd
Disposable Per Capita Personal Income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce		 $20,595 Rank 41st
Median Household Income (1993) $25,082 Rank 47th
We've gathered some of this information from "The World Almanac® of the U.S.A." by Allan Carpenter and Carl Provorse, published by World Almanac Books (An Imprint of K-III Reference Corporation, A K-III Communications Company). Copyright 1996.

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Additional Sources:
United States Census Bureau, http://www.census.gov.
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