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Alabama is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States United States. The USS Alabama and CSS Alabama were named in honor of this state. {| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="float:right; clear:right; width:300px; margin:0 0 1em 1em;" class="toccolours" |List of U.S. state mottos||''We Dare Defend Our Rights'' |- |List of U.S. state birds||Northern Flicker |- |List of U.S. state flowers||Camellia |- |List of U.S. state songs||"Alabama (song)" |- |List of U.S. state trees||Longleaf Pine |- |List of U.S. state spirits||Conecuh Ridge Fine Alabama Whiskey |} == History == ''Main article: History of Alabama'' Among Native American people once living in present Alabama were Alabama (people) (Alibamu), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (people), Koasati, and Mobile (people). Alabama was once a region claimed by the Spain as part of Florida. The English also claimed it as part of the province of Carolina. Nevertheless, when the French took over Louisiana they also took over the territory including Alabama. Later when the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase and the Mississippi Territory, there was much controversy as to whether or not Alabama was included. Nevertheless, Alabama became the 22nd state in 1819. The state of Alabama seceded from the Union and became a Confederate States of America on January 11, 1861. While not many battles were fought in the state, it contributed about 120,000 soldiers to the United States Civil War. After the war a provisional government was set up in 1865 and Alabama was readmitted to the Union in June 1868. == Law and government == ''Main article: Law and Government of Alabama'' The current governor of the state is Bob Riley (Alabama) and the two U.S. senators are Jeff Sessions and Dick Shelby (all three from the United States Republican Party). The current Alabama Constitution was adopted in 1901. == Geography == ''Main article: Geography of Alabama'' Alabama is the 30^th largest state in the United States with 135,765 km² (52,419 mi²) of total area. 3.2% of that is water, making Alabama 23^rd in the amount of surface water. About three-fifths of the land area is a gentle plain with a general incline towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. Alabama generally ranges in elevation from sea level at Mobile Bay, to a little more than 1800 foot (unit) or 550 metre near the State of Georgia state line. The highest point is Mount Cheaha. == Economy == According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the 2003 total gross state product was $132 billion. The per capita income for the state was $26,505 in 2003. Alabama's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton, vegetables, milk, and soybeans. Its industrial outputs are paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipment and apparel. == Demographics == *Population The U.S. Census Bureau reports Alabama's 2000 population as 4,447,100, and estimates its 2003 population as 4,500,752. *Race and Sex Alabama's population is: -70.1% White -26.0% African American -1.7% Hispanic American -0.7% Asian American -0.5% American Indian -1.0% mixed race -51.7% female -48.3% male *Ethnicity The five largest ancestry groups are: -26.0% African American -17.0% United States -7.8% England -7.7% Ireland -5.7% German-American *Rankings Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Alabama ranks: -32nd in its percentage of White -7th in its percentage of African American -43rd in its percentage of Hispanic American -44th in its percentage of Asians -26th in its percentage of American Indians -48th in its percentage of people of mixed race -47th in its percentage of males -5th in its percentage of females *Religion Alabama is overwhelmingly Protestant. The religious affiliations of the people of Alabama are as follows: -88% Protestant -5% Roman Catholic -1% Other Christian -0% Other Religions -4% Non-Religious The three largest Protestant denominations in Alabama are: Baptist (51% of the total state population), Methodist (10%), Churches of Christ (3%). *Language As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English language at home and 2.2% speak Spanish language. German language speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French language/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese language at 0.1%. == Important cities and towns == ''Main article: List of cities in Alabama'' {| |- | valign="top" | * Birmingham, Alabama ** Hoover, Alabama ** Bessemer, Alabama ** Homewood, Alabama ** Vestavia Hills, Alabama ** Center Point, Alabama ** Alabaster, Alabama ** Mountain Brook, Alabama ** Hueytown, Alabama ** Pelham, Alabama ** Trussville, Alabama ** Fairfield, Alabama ** Gardendale, Alabama ** Forestdale, Alabama ** Helena, Alabama ** Montevallo, Alabama * Mobile, Alabama ** Prichard, Alabama ** Tillmans Corner, Alabama ** Saraland, Alabama * Huntsville, Alabama ** Madison, Alabama * Montgomery, Alabama * Tuscaloosa, Alabama ** Northport, Alabama * Columbus, Georgia ** Phenix City, Alabama ** Smiths Station, Alabama | valign="top" | * Anniston, Alabama ** Jacksonville, Alabama ** Oxford, Alabama ** Saks, Alabama * Florence, Alabama ** Muscle Shoals, Alabama * Gadsden, Alabama * Dothan, Alabama * Auburn, Alabama ** Opelika, Alabama * Decatur, Alabama * Enterprise, Alabama ** Ozark, Alabama * Daphne, Alabama ** Fairhope, Alabama * Prattville, Alabama ** Millbrook, Alabama * Albertville, Alabama * Selma, Alabama * Valley, Alabama ** Lanett, Alabama * Athens, Alabama * Cullman, Alabama * Talladega, Alabama * Sylacauga, Alabama * Jasper, Alabama * Tuskegee, Alabama * Troy, Alabama * Leeds, Alabama * Hartselle, Alabama * Scottsboro, Alabama * Alexander City, Alabama * Eufaula, Alabama * Fort Payne, Alabama |} == Colleges and Universities (incomplete) == {| |- | valign="top" | *Air University *Alabama A&M University *Alabama State University *Athens State University *Auburn University *Auburn University at Montgomery *Birmingham-Southern College *Concordia College-Selma *Faulkner University *Huntingdon College *Jacksonville State University *Judson College *Miles College *Oakwood College *Samford University *Southeastern Bible College | valign="top" | *Southern Christian University *Spring Hill College *Stillman College *Talladega College *Troy University ''called Troy State University pre-2005'' *Tuskegee University *United States Sports Academy *University of Alabama System **University of Alabama **University of Alabama at Birmingham **University of Alabama at Huntsville *University of Mobile *University of Montevallo *University of North Alabama *University of South Alabama *University of West Alabama |} == Culture and interests == *Famous Alabamians *Music of Alabama *Alabama Public Television, state wide public TV network *List of television stations in Alabama *Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail *Alabama Shakespeare Festival == Notes == ¹ The phrase ''The Heart of Dixie'' is required by state law to be included on all state license plates. 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The WikiProject U.S. States standards might help. ---- The map image needs correcting; it covers text. ---- I reverted the 23:27, 2 Dec 2004 version, since it was the last version which contained all the previous information. Later versions deleted several sub-sections. User:Wendell 01:34, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC) ---- I fixed the sports team section. The steeldogs are not a baseball team :) I also added Huntsville's af2 team. ------- I'm adding about 1/5th the info from the P.G. encyclopedia's entry on Alabama; the rest (finances, agriculture, population, etc.) is horribly dated and I think it would probably be easier simply to write a new entry on the topics people want to know about than to try to update the old information. I am, however, including the "history" and "geography" sections, as the history can simply be extended and the boundaries of the state have not (to my admittedly imperfect knowledge) changed in the last 100 years. --KQ Why two tables? What's wrong with just having one? Also, "The Heart of Dixie" doesn't tell us anything. Is it the state motto? If so, should it be labeled as such? -- User:Zoe ------- OK, I added a brief footnote to the phrase "The Heart of Dixie" explaining it. If anyone wants to expand on it, please do. I'm not sure 100% of the background, but the law was passed in the 1950s I believe, and until a few years ago the phrase was quite prominent. However, the governor at that time (Don Siegelman) wanted to downplay the supposed "offensive" nature of the phrase, but couldn't remove it because he couldn't get the law changed (the population wanted to keep it), and when new license plates were issued the phrase was shrunk dramatically to fit in an area approximately the size of a quarter. This caused a lot of controversy in the state. -- dave == Suggest 4 possible wiki links and 3 possible backlinks for Alabama. == An User:Nickj/Link_Suggester has some possible wiki link suggestions for the Alabama article: * Can link Mississippi Territory: ...e United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase and the Mississippi Territory, there was much controversy as to whether or not Alabama wa... (Alabama#History) * Can link provisional government: ...the United States Civil War. After the war a Provisional government was set up in 1865 and Alabama was readmitted to the Un... (Alabama#History) * Can link surface water: ...t is water, making Alabama 23<sup>rd</sup> in the amount of Surface water. About three-fifths of the land area is a gentle plain... (Alabama#Geography) * Can link TV network: ...Alabama]] *Alabama Public Television, state wide public television network... (Alabama#Culture and interests) Additionally, there are some other articles which may be able to linked to this one (also known as "backlinks"): * In CamelCase and Wiki, can backlink AlabamA: ...hat the capitals are followed by a lower-case letter, hence Alabama and ABc will not be links, see http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiC... * In El Patrullero, can backlink ALABAMA: ...man who later designed SIN COMPASSION, THE WINNER, CRAZY IN Alabama, and THE MARK OF ZORRO. * In Cecilia Montiel, can backlink ALABAMA: ...ng the level of mediocre films like THE WINNER and CRAZY IN Alabama - but her career seems to have been restricted by a stereot... ''Notes'': The article text has not been changed in any way; Some of these suggestions may be wrong, some may be right.
''User talk:LinkBot'': User:Nickj/Link Suggester/Positive Feedback, User:Nickj/Link Suggester/Negative Feedback, User:Nickj/Link Suggester/Don't link to — User:LinkBot 11:15, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC) == Disamb link please. == Could someone put a disamb link up to Alabama (disambiguation)? Certainly, this topic should stay Alabama the state, but I was not sure how to find the band from here. I'd put it up myself, but I'm not sure how to do it and would rather watch this time. :) --User:Sdfisher 10:07, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC) : Thank you. --User:Sdfisher 01:06, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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