Montgomery, Alabama
| Montgomery, Alabama | |||
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| City of Montgomery | |||
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| Nickname(s): "The Gump", "Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement", "Cradle of the Confederacy" | |||
| Motto: "Capital of Dreams" | |||
 Location in Montgomery County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 32°21′42″N 86°16′45″W / 32.36167°N 86.27917°WCoordinates: 32°21′42″N 86°16′45″W / 32.36167°N 86.27917°W | |||
| Country |
 United States
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 Alabama
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| County | Montgomery | ||
| Incorporated | December 3, 1819 | ||
| Named for | Richard Montgomery | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor–Council | ||
| • Mayor | Todd Strange (R) | ||
| • Council | Montgomery City Council | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 156.19 sq mi (404.53 km2) | ||
| • Land | 155.38 sq mi (402.43 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.81 sq mi (2.09 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 205,764 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 200,602 | ||
| • Rank | US: 115th | ||
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 263,907 (US: 142nd) | ||
| • Metro | 373,792 (US: 142nd) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) | ||
| ZIP code(s) | 36013, 36043, 36064, 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 36112, 36113, 36115, 36116, 36117 | ||
| Area code | 334 | ||
| FIPS code | 01-51000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0165344 | ||
| Website | montgomeryal |
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| Crime rates* (2012) | |
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| Homicide | 44 |
| Robbery | 459 |
| Aggravated assault | 283 |
| Total violent crime | 827 |
| Property crimes | |
| Burglary | 3,409 |
| Larceny-theft | 7,548 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1,101 |
| Arson | 64 |
| Total property crime | 12,058 |
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*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
2012 population: 209,018
Source: 2012 FBI UCR Data |
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Montgomery /mɒntˈɡʌməri/ is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for Richard Montgomery, it is located on the Alabama River, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2013 Census, Montgomery has a population of 201,332. It is the second-largest city in Alabama, after Birmingham, and is the 115th largest in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area had a 2010 estimated population of 374,536. It is the fourth-largest in the state and 136th among United States metropolitan areas.
The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846, representing the shift of power to the south-central area with the growth of cotton as a commodity crop of the Black Belt and the rise of Mobile as a mercantile port on the Gulf Coast. In February 1861, Montgomery was selected as the first capital of the Confederate States of America, until the seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia, in May of that year. During the mid-20th century, Montgomery was a major center of events and protests in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.
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