Montgomery, Alabama

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Montgomery
City center view
City center view
Seal of Montgomery
seal 		Flag of Montgomery
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Location in Alabama
Montgomery County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Montgomery Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : December 3, 1819
State : United States
State : Alabama
County : Montgomery County
Coordinates : 32 ° 21 ′  N , 86 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 32 ° 21 ′  N , 86 ° 17 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 200,022 (as of 2016)
376,246 (as of 2016)
Population density : 497 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 404.53 km 2  (approx. 156 mi 2 ) of
which 402.43 km 2  (approx. 155 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 73 m
Area code : +1 334
FIPS : 01-51000
GNIS ID : 0165344
Website : www.montgomeryal.gov
Mayor : Steven Reed ( D )
Alabama Capitol Building.jpg
Alabama State Capitol

Montgomery in Montgomery County is the second largest city after Birmingham and the capital of the US state Alabama .

The city is located in the so-called Black Belt and was a center of the black civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s .

history

Before European colonization , the area west of the Alabama River was populated by the Alabama people , an Indian tribe. The Coushatta settled east of the river .

The city was named after General Richard Montgomery , who tried unsuccessfully to conquer Canadian Québec during the Revolutionary War . Montgomery was the first capital of the Confederate States of America between February 4 and May 29, 1861 (in the American Civil War ). On the steps of the Alabama State Capitol , Jefferson Davis took his oath of office. After the Battle of Selma on April 12, 1865, Union troops conquered the city under the leadership of Major General James H. Wilson . The city's flag is a reminder of the time as a member of the Confederation, it contains the color gray (for the uniforms of the Southern Army ) and a stripe reminiscent of the flag of the Confederate States of America .

In 1910 the Wright brothers founded a flight school in Montgomery.

The Afro-American painter Bill Traylor , a former slave , found his motifs on the streets of Montgomery.

In the second half of the 20th century, Montgomery was best known for its African-American civil rights activists. Martin Luther King achieved initial success here, and Rosa Parks refused to vacate a bus seat reserved for whites ( Montgomery bus boycott ), a starting point for desegregation .

Four structures in Montgomery have National Historic Landmark status , including the Alabama State Capitol . 62 buildings and sites in the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of January 30, 2020).

Demographic statistics

As of the 2000 census, Montgomery had 201,568 people in 78,384 households and 51,106 families. The population density was 500.9 people / km². There were 86,787 residential units spread across the city, which corresponds to an average density of 215.7 / km². The population was made up of 49.63% African American , 47.67% White, 1.23% Latin American , 1.06% Asian , 0.25% Native American, and 0.98% with two or more ethnicities.

There were children under the age of 18 in 32.1% of the 78,384 households, 42.4% were married couples living together, 19.1% were women without a husband, and 34.8% were not living with families. 30.1% of all households were inhabited by individuals and 9.4% by individuals over 65. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size 3.06.

25.5% of Montgomery's residents were under 18 years of age, 12.1% between 18 and 24, 29.8% between 25 and 44, 20.3% between 45 and 64 and 11.8% 65 and older. The average age was 33 years. For every 1,000 women there were 884 men.

The median income for a household in the city was 35,627 dollars US , the median income of a family at 44,297 $. Male Montgomery residents earned an average of $ 31,877 and females $ 25,014. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,385. 17.7% of the population and 13.9% of families are below the poverty line . Overall, 25.7% of people under the age of 18 and 13.4% of people 65 and over lived below the poverty line.

Culture and sights

Located in Montgomery, the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum , a 80,930 m 2 large botanical garden and museum

First Baptist Church , center of the African American civil rights movement
The Confederation's first White House

Also located in Montgomery is the Alabama Historical Commission , a commission for historical preservation .

economy

The Montgomery metropolitan area generated an economic output of 15.3 billion US dollars in 2016.

education

The numerous universities include:

Town twinning

sons and daughters of the town

Climate table

Montgomery, Alabama
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Montgomery, Alabama
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 13.5 16.0 20.3 24.7 28.3 31.9 32.8 32.4 30.6 25.7 20.4 15.7 O 24.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 2.1 3.8 7.6 11.6 16.0 19.9 21.9 21.6 18.9 11.8 7.0 3.7 O 12.2
Precipitation ( mm ) 118.9 139.2 159.0 114.0 99.6 99.1 131.8 93.7 103.9 62.2 103.6 132.1 Σ 1,357.1
Rainy days ( d ) 9.0 7.8 8.6 6.4 6.7 7.4 10.2 7.8 6.7 4.5 6.6 8.7 Σ 90.4
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Web links

Commons : Montgomery (Alabama)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Wikivoyage: Montgomery, Alabama  travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 2. De Luxe Supplement Edition. SJ Clarke, Chicago 1921, p. 1037.
  2. ↑ List of NHL by State . National Park Service , accessed October 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 30, 2020.
    Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ US Department of Commerce, BEA, Bureau of Economic Analysis: Bureau of Economic Analysis. Retrieved July 4, 2018 (American English).