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Montgomery

Also known as Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, AL

city in and county seat of Montgomery County, and capital of the State of Alabama, United States

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Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama and serves as the county seat of Montgomery County. It holds historical significance as a major city in the American South and functions as the center of state government for Alabama.

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Instance of: big city
Named after: Richard Montgomery
Official name: Montgomery
Country: United States
Located in: Montgomery County
Population: 200603
Area: 419.380091
Elevation: 73
Time zone: Central Time Zone
Body of water: Alabama River
Capital of: Montgomery County
Shares border with: Selma
Official website: www.montgomeryal.gov
Image: Aerial view of Montgomery, Alabama LCCN2011646683.jpg
Households: 79331
Dialing code: 334

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postal code: 36132
twinned administrative body: Parintins
Commons category: Montgomery, Alabama
topic's main category: Category:Montgomery, Alabama
category for people born here: Category:Births in Montgomery, Alabama
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Montgomery, Alabama
category of associated people: Category:People from Montgomery, Alabama
native label: Montgomery
inception: 1817-00-00
water as percent of area: 1.4564
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different from: Montgomery
water area: 6.108022
located in the statistical territorial entity: Montgomery metropolitan area
per capita income: 28720
mean age: 36.0
hashtag: Montgomery
social media followers: 10132
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Encyclopedic overview

Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. It was named for Continental Army Major-General Richard Montgomery and stands beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain.

The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in the state, after Huntsville and Birmingham, and the 133rd-most populous in the United States. The Montgomery metropolitan area's population in 2022 was 385,460; it is the fourth-largest in the state and 142nd among U.S. metropolitan areas.

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