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In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36 and Native Americans still occupied large areas of land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903. [6] Houston County was the last county created in the state, on February 9, 1903. [3]
Map illustrating Alabama's census county divisions. The State of Alabama is divided into 67 counties. All counties are further subdivided into census county divisions (CCD). [1] A CCD is a relatively permanent statistical area delineated cooperatively by the Census Bureau and state and local government authorities.
The main article for this category is List of cities in Alabama; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Alabama; See also Alabama and categories Towns in Alabama, Census-designated places in Alabama, Unincorporated communities in Alabama
Map of North Alabama counties shaded in, with metropolitan areas labeled. (counties not included in a metropolitan area are shaded in red) North Alabama is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Several geographic definitions for the area exist, with all descriptions including the nine counties of Alabama's Tennessee Valley region.
The metro area's principal city is Huntsville, and consists of two counties: Limestone and Madison. As of the 2020 United States census, the Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 491,723, making it the 2nd-largest metropolitan area in Alabama (behind only the Birmingham metropolitan area) and the 113th-largest in the United States. [2]
The Birmingham metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area in north central Alabama centered on Birmingham, Alabama, United States.. As of 2023, the federal government defines the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area as consisting of seven counties (Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker) centered on Birmingham. [2]
Macon County is a county located in the east central part of the U.S. state of Alabama.As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,532. [1] Its county seat is Tuskegee. [2] Its name is in honor of Nathaniel Macon, a member of the United States Senate from North Carolina.
Moulton is a city in Lawrence County, Alabama, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area, as well as the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.Although it incorporated in 1819, [4] along with its rival of Courtland, to compete for the honor of county seat, it did not first appear on the U.S. Census rolls until 1900.