Outline of Alabama
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama:
The Flag of the State of Alabama
The location of the state of Alabama in the United States of America
Alabama – 22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the South. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is a major producer of chickens, which accounts for almost half of the state's agriculture.
General reference
An enlargeable map of the state of Alabama
- Names
- Common name: Alabama
- Pronunciation: /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (
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- Pronunciation: /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (
- Official name: State of Alabama
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Postal symbol: AL
- ISO 3166-2 code: US-AL
- Internet second-level domain: .al.us
- Nicknames
- Common name: Alabama
- Adjectival: Alabama
- Demonyms
- Alabamian
- Alabaman
Geography of Alabama
- Alabama is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Alabama: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census[5])
- Area of Alabama:
- Atlas of Alabama
Places in Alabama
- List of places in Alabama
- Historic places in Alabama
- National Natural Landmarks in Alabama
- State parks in Alabama
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Autauga–Choctaw)
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Clarke–Dallas)
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (DeKalb–Jackson)
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Jefferson–Macon)
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Madison–Perry)
- Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Pickens–Winston)
Environment of Alabama
- Climate of Alabama
- Geology of Alabama
- Protected areas in Alabama
- Superfund sites in Alabama
- Wildlife of Alabama
- Fauna of Alabama
- Flora of Alabama
Natural geographic features of Alabama
- Islands of Alabama
- Lakes of Alabama
- Mountain passes in Alabama
- Rivers of Alabama
Regions of Alabama
Metropolitan areas of Alabama
Metropolitan areas of Alabama Metropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:
Administrative divisions of Alabama
Types of administrative divisions in Alabama:
- Alabama's congressional districts
- The 67 counties of the state of Alabama
- Cities in Alabama
Alabama Congressional districts
Alabama's congressional districts
- Alabama's 1st congressional district
- Alabama's 2nd congressional district
- Alabama's 3rd congressional district
- Alabama's 4th congressional district
- Alabama's 5th congressional district
- Alabama's 6th congressional district
- Alabama's 7th congressional district
- Alabama's 8th congressional district
- Alabama's 9th congressional district
- Alabama's 10th congressional district
- Alabama's at-large congressional district
Counties of Alabama
An enlargeable map of the 67 counties of the state of Alabama
- Autauga County, Alabama
- Baldwin County, Alabama
- Barbour County, Alabama
- Bibb County, Alabama
- Blount County, Alabama
- Bullock County, Alabama
- Butler County, Alabama
- Calhoun County, Alabama
- Chambers County, Alabama
- Cherokee County, Alabama
- Chilton County, Alabama
- Choctaw County, Alabama
- Clarke County, Alabama
- Clay County, Alabama
- Cleburne County, Alabama
- Coffee County, Alabama
- Colbert County, Alabama
- Conecuh County, Alabama
- Coosa County, Alabama
- Covington County, Alabama
- Crenshaw County, Alabama
- Cullman County, Alabama
- Dale County, Alabama
- Dallas County, Alabama
- DeKalb County, Alabama
- Elmore County, Alabama
- Escambia County, Alabama
- Etowah County, Alabama
- Fayette County, Alabama
- Franklin County, Alabama
- Geneva County, Alabama
- Greene County, Alabama
- Hale County, Alabama
- Henry County, Alabama
- Houston County, Alabama
- Jackson County, Alabama
- Jefferson County, Alabama
- Lamar County, Alabama
- Lauderdale County, Alabama
- Lawrence County, Alabama
- Lee County, Alabama
- Limestone County, Alabama
- Lowndes County, Alabama
- Macon County, Alabama
- Madison County, Alabama
- Marengo County, Alabama
- Marion County, Alabama
- Marshall County, Alabama
- Mobile County, Alabama
- Monroe County, Alabama
- Montgomery County, Alabama
- Morgan County, Alabama
- Perry County, Alabama
- Pickens County, Alabama
- Pike County, Alabama
- Randolph County, Alabama
- Russell County, Alabama
- Shelby County, Alabama
- St. Clair County, Alabama
- Sumter County, Alabama
- Talladega County, Alabama
- Tallapoosa County, Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- Walker County, Alabama
- Washington County, Alabama
- Wilcox County, Alabama
- Winston County, Alabama
Municipalities in Alabama
- Cities in Alabama (10 with largest population included below)
Demography of Alabama
Government and politics of Alabama
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Alabama
- Alabama State Capitol
- Elections in Alabama
- Electoral reform in Alabama
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2006
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2016
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1930
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1980
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1986
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1990
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1992
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1996
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2002
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2004
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2010
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2014
- United States Senate election in Alabama, 2016
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1824
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1828
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1832
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1836
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1840
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1844
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1848
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1920
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1964
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1968
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1976
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1984
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1988
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1992
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 1996
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 2000
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 2004
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 2008
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 2012
- United States presidential election in Alabama, 2016
Branches of the government of Alabama
Executive branch of the government of Alabama
- Governor of Alabama
- State departments
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
- Alabama Department of Archives and History
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Alabama Department of Corrections
- Alabama Department of Education
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management
- Alabama Department of Homeland Security
- Alabama Department of Mental Health
- Alabama Department of Public Health
- Alabama Department of Public Safety
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Alabama Department of Youth Services
Legislative branch of the government of Alabama
Judicial branch of the government of Alabama
Law and order in Alabama
- Cannabis in Alabama
- Capital punishment in Alabama
- Individuals executed in Alabama
- Constitution of Alabama
- Crime in Alabama
- Gun laws in Alabama
- Law enforcement in Alabama
- Same-sex marriage in Alabama
Military in Alabama
History of Alabama
History of Alabama, by period
- Prehistory of Alabama
- Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
- British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
- British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
- British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
- American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
- Territorial claims of State of South Carolina along 35th parallel north, 1776–1787
- Territorial claims of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802
- Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
- Republic of West Florida, 1810
- Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- United States unilaterally annexes Mobile District of Spanish Florida Occidental, 1812
- Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- Creek War, 1813–1814
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
- Territory of Alabama, 1817–1819
- State of Alabama becomes 22nd state admitted to the United States of America on December 14, 1819
- Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Fourth state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 11, 1861
- Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- Alabama in the American Civil War
- Battle of Day's Gap, April 30, 1863
- Battle of Athens, January 26, 1864
- Battle of Mobile Bay, August 2–23, 1864
- Franklin-Nashville Campaign, October 5 – December 25, 1864
- Battle of Decatur, October 26–29, 1864
- Battle of Spanish Fort, March 27 – April 8, 1865
- Battle of Selma, April 2, 1865
- Battle of Fort Blakely, April 2–9, 1865
- Alabama in the American Civil War
- Alabama in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
- Seventh former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on July 13, 1868
- Historical Panorama of Alabama Agriculture, October 2–7, 1939
- Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
- Montgomery bus boycott, December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956
- Birmingham campaign, spring, 1963
- Selma to Montgomery marches, March 7–25, 1965
History of Alabama, by county
- History of Autauga County, Alabama
- History of Baldwin County, Alabama
- History of Barbour County, Alabama
- History of Bibb County, Alabama
- History of Blount County, Alabama
- History of Bullock County, Alabama
- History of Butler County, Alabama
- History of Calhoun County, Alabama
- History of Chambers County, Alabama
- History of Cherokee County, Alabama
- History of Chilton County, Alabama
- History of Choctaw County, Alabama
- History of Clarke County, Alabama
- History of Clay County, Alabama
- History of Cleburne County, Alabama
- History of Coffee County, Alabama
- History of Colbert County, Alabama
- History of Conecuh County, Alabama
- History of Coosa County, Alabama
- History of Covington County, Alabama
- History of Crenshaw County, Alabama
- History of Cullman County, Alabama
- History of Dale County, Alabama
- History of Dallas County, Alabama
- History of DeKalb County, Alabama
- History of Elmore County, Alabama
- History of Escambia County, Alabama
- History of Etowah County, Alabama
- History of Fayette County, Alabama
- History of Franklin County, Alabama
- History of Geneva County, Alabama
- History of Greene County, Alabama
- History of Hale County, Alabama
- History of Henry County, Alabama
- History of Houston County, Alabama
- History of Jackson County, Alabama
- History of Jefferson County, Alabama
- History of Lamar County, Alabama
- History of Lauderdale County, Alabama
- History of Lawrence County, Alabama
- History of Lee County, Alabama
- History of Limestone County, Alabama
- History of Lowndes County, Alabama
- History of Macon County, Alabama
- History of Madison County, Alabama
- History of Marengo County, Alabama
- History of Marion County, Alabama
- History of Marshall County, Alabama
- History of Mobile County, Alabama
- History of Monroe County, Alabama
- History of Montgomery County, Alabama
- History of Morgan County, Alabama
- History of Perry County, Alabama
- History of Pickens County, Alabama
- History of Pike County, Alabama
- History of Randolph County, Alabama
- History of Russell County, Alabama
- History of Shelby County, Alabama
- History of St. Clair County, Alabama
- History of Sumter County, Alabama
- History of Talladega County, Alabama
- History of Tallapoosa County, Alabama
- History of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
- History of Walker County, Alabama
- History of Washington County, Alabama
- History of Wilcox County, Alabama
- History of Winston County, Alabama
History of Alabama, by city
- History of Auburn, Alabama
- History of Birmingham, Alabama
- History of Decatur, Alabama
- History of Dothan, Alabama
- History of Hoover, Alabama
- History of Huntsville, Alabama
- History of Madison, Alabama
- History of Mobile, Alabama
- History of Montgomery, Alabama
- Browder v. Gayle
- Montgomery bus boycott
- Civil Rights Memorial
- How Long, Not Long
- Lehman Brothers
- Lightning Route
- Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak
- Montgomery Convention
- Montgomery Improvement Association
- Montgomery and West Point Railroad
- Selma to Montgomery marches
- Women's Political Council
- Wright Flying School
- History of St. Stephens, Alabama
- History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama
History of Alabama, by subject
- List of the oldest buildings in Alabama
- History of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System
- History of slavery in Alabama
- History of sports in Alabama
- History of universities in Alabama
Culture of Alabama
- Architecture in Alabama
- Museums in Alabama
- Religion in Alabama
- Scouting in Alabama
- State symbols of Alabama
- Flag of the State of Alabama
- Great Seal of the State of Alabama
- Flag of the State of Alabama
The arts in Alabama
College sports in Alabama
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
- Alabama Crimson Tide bowl games
- Alabama Crimson Tide football
- Alabama Crimson Tide football All-Americans
- Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons
- Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban
- Alabama Crimson Tide head football coaches
- Alabama Crimson Tide home football stadiums
- Alabama Crimson Tide players in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Alabama Crimson Tide players in the College Football Hall of Fame
- Alabama Crimson Tide players in the NFL draft
- Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks
- Alabama Crimson Tide golf
- Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
- Alabama Crimson Tide softball
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer
- Alabama Crimson Tide women's volleyball
- Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
- Alabama High School Athletic Association championships
- Alabama State Hornets in the NFL draft
Economy and infrastructure of Alabama
- Agriculture in Alabama
- Communications in Alabama
- Energy in Alabama
- Health care in Alabama
Transportation in Alabama
- Airports in Alabama
- East and West Railroad of Alabama
- Interstate 10 in Alabama
- Interstate 20 in Alabama
- Interstate 65 in Alabama
- Interstate 85 in Alabama
- List of Alabama railroads
- List of Interstate Highways in Alabama
- List of U.S. Highways in Alabama
- List of state highways in Alabama
- U.S. Route 278 in Alabama
- U.S. Route 431 in Alabama
- Vehicle registration plates of Alabama
- Western Railway of Alabama
Education in Alabama
- Schools in Alabama
- School districts in Alabama
- Colleges and universities in Alabama
- Alabama State University
- University of Alabama
- A-Day (University of Alabama)
- University of Alabama System
- University of Alabama departments
- University of Alabama Arboretum
- University of Alabama fraternities and sororities
- University of Alabama Observatories
- List of University of Alabama people
- Presidents of the University of Alabama
- University of Alabama Press
- University of Alabama Quad
- University of Alabama traditions
- University of North Alabama
- University of South Alabama
- University of West Alabama
Publications about Alabama
See also
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Alabama
- All pages with titles beginning with Alabamian
- All pages with titles containing Alabama
- All pages with titles containing Alabamian
- Gun laws in Alabama
- Attorney General of Alabama
- Cannabis in Alabama
- Coat of arms of Alabama
- African Americans in Alabama
- Aviation in Alabama
- List of Baptist churches in Alabama
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama
- Association of Alabama Camps
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
- Canebrake (region of Alabama)
- CenturyTel of Alabama
- Children's of Alabama
- Crazy in Alabama
- Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
- Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Alabama
- Flag of Alabama
- Flower from the Fields of Alabama
- Grand Lodge of Alabama
- Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama
- History of Baptists in Alabama
- Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
- Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama
- LGBT rights in Alabama
- Libertarian Party of Alabama
- List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units
- List of Alabama Union Civil War regiments
- List of Alabama area codes
- List of Alabama companies
- List of Alabama state symbols
- List of Alabama tornado events
- List of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons
- List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama
- List of Governors of Alabama
- List of United States federal courthouses in Alabama
- List of breweries in Alabama
- List of casinos in Alabama
- List of census county divisions in Alabama
- List of census-designated places in Alabama
- List of cities and towns in Alabama
- List of city nicknames in Alabama
- List of college athletic programs in Alabama
- List of county courthouses in Alabama
- List of covered bridges in Alabama
- List of dams and reservoirs in Alabama
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Alabama
- List of hiking trails in Alabama
- List of law schools in Alabama
- List of lieutenant governors of Alabama
- List of lighthouses in Alabama
- List of metropolitan areas of Alabama
- List of people executed in Alabama
- List of place names in Alabama of Native American origin
- List of plantations in Alabama
- List of shopping malls in Alabama
- List of television stations in Alabama (by channel number)
- List of television stations in Alabama by city of license
- List of unincorporated communities in Alabama
- Live at the Apollo (Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama)
- Live in Alabama & More
- Loveman's of Alabama
- My Home's in Alabama
- My Home's in Alabama (song)
- National Democratic Party of Alabama
- National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submissions in Alabama
- Paleontology in Alabama
- Poet Laureate of Alabama
- Retirement Systems of Alabama
- Seal of Alabama
- State Auditor of Alabama
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Time in Alabama
- Tobacco in Alabama
References
- Introduction to Alabama, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
- "Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors". Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2006-04-20. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Alabama does not have an official nickname.
- "Heart of Dixie". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2004-06-29. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- "Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts)". Voice of America. VOA Special English program. 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
- "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26.
External links
- Encyclopedia of Alabama – ..vers history, culture, geography, natural environment, and more.
- Alabama.gov – Official website.
- Alabama State Guide, from the Library of Congress
- Alabama State Databases – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Alabama state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
- Alabama Association of Regional Councils
- Energy Data & Statistics for Alabama- From the U.S. Department of Energy
- TourAlabama.org – Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel
- All About Alabama, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History
- 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
- Alabama at Curlie
- USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama
- Alabama QuickFacts from the U.S. Census Bureau
- Alabama State Fact Sheet from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Alabama State Parks
- National Parks of Alabama
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