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The U.S. State of Alabama currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).. On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama. [1]
The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
Physiographic regions in Alabama Political Regions of Alabama. The geography of Alabama describes a state in the Southeastern United States in North America. It extends from high mountains to low valleys and sandy beaches. Alabama is 30th in size and borders four U.S. states: Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. It also borders the ...
Alabama State Route 59 passes along the west side of the town, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Robertsdale and south 6 miles (10 km) to Foley. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 9.7 square miles (25.2 km 2), of which 9.7 square miles (25.1 km 2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.38%, is water. [3]
The Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area was established in the National Heritage Area Act in 2022, [2] signed into law by President Joe Biden on January 6, 2023. [3] The National Heritage Area will help preserve historic sites of Black history, the Civil Rights movement, and promote tourism across 19 counties. [4] [5]
Birmingham, largest metropolitan area Huntsville, largest city and second largest metropolitan area Mobile, third largest metropolitan area. The following is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in Alabama. [1] As of 2020 Birmingham has the biggest metropolitan area and urban area in Alabama followed by Huntsville.
As of the 2020 census the metropolitan area had a population of 430,197. [1] The Mobile metropolitan area is the third-largest metropolitan area in the state of Alabama, after Birmingham and Huntsville. Washington County was part of the Mobile metropolitan area but was removed when the OMB released its statistical definitions effective July ...
Owens Cross Roads met the threshold to become a city in 2020 with the population exceeding 2,000 persons under Alabama law [10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.970 square miles (20.64 km 2), of which 7.852 square miles (20.34 km 2) is land and 0.118 square miles (0.31 km 2), is water. [2]