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Montgomery, Alabama

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Image:Montgomeryskyline.jpg right|thumb|450px|Montgomery skyline from the banks of the Alabama River '''Montgomery''' is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. The second largest city in Alabama, it is located on the Alabama River in Montgomery County, Alabama Montgomery County (of which it is the county seat seat) in south central part of the state. Montgomery is notable for its association with the American Civil War Civil War and the American Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Movement, including the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott (see below). {{Template:US City infobox| city = Montgomery | state = Alabama | motto = | nickname = | flag = MontgomeryAL.jpg | seal = | map = ALMap-doton-Montgomery.PNG | map size = | map cap = Location in Alabama| founded = | incorporated= December 3, 1819| county = Montgomery County, Alabama Montgomery County | mayor = Bobby Bright | area = 404.5 square kilometer kmÂ² (156.2 square mile miÂ²) | area water = 2.1 kmÂ² (0.8 miÂ²) | area percentage = 0.52%| census yr = 2000| city pop = 201,568| metro pop = | density = 500.9| time zone = Central| utc = 6| north_coord = 32.3775 | west_coord = 86.3006| web = www.ci.montgomery.al.us| |}}

History
Incorporated in 1819, Montgomery was named for General Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada. Montgomery was made the capital of Alabama on the fourth try. The territorial capital, St. Stephens, Alabama St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, had been supplanted by Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville then Cahawba, Alabama Cahawba and Tuscaloosa, Alabama Tuscaloosa [http://www.archives.state.al.us/markers/imontgomery.html]. It was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, whose president Jefferson Davis was inaugurated on its steps. It is located on the north portion of the Alabama River. Image:DexterAvenueBaptistChurch.JPG thumb|left|200px|The Dexter Avenue Baptist ChurchRev. Martin Luther King Dr. Martin L. King Jr. gained national attention for civil rights issues during his tenure, 1954/1960, as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, two blocks from the State Capitol Building. A civil rights memorial has been erected near the still-active church. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks became a civil rights heroine in the city by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. The reaction to this arrest led to the 382-day Montgomery Bus Boycott which forced the city to desegregate its transit system on December 21, 1956. In 1965, Dr. King's nationally-publicized march for justice was conducted from Selma, Alabama Selma to Montgomery. Country music pioneer and legend Hank Williams lived part of his life, and is buried in Montgomery. Country star Alan Jackson eulogizes Williams in a popular song, called Midnight In Montgomery, about a trip to Hank's gravesite.

Geography
Image:Alabama_River.jpg 200px|thumb|The [[Alabama River at Montgomery in 2004]] Montgomery is located at 32°21'42" North, 86°16'45" West (32.361538, -86.279118){{GR|1}}. According to the United States Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 404.5 square kilometer kmÂ² (156.2 square mile miÂ²). 402.4 kmÂ² (155.4 miÂ²) of it is land and 2.1 kmÂ² (0.8 miÂ²) of it is water. The total area is 0.52% water.

Demographics
In 1900, at the end of the nineteenth century, Montgomery had 30,346 residents. In 1910, 38, 136 occupants of Montgomery were enumerated; in 1920, 43,464; and in 1940, 78,084. As of the census{{GR.html">population density was 500.9/kmÂ² (1,297.3/miÂ²). There were 86,787 housing units at an average density of 215.7/kmÂ² (558.5/miÂ²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.63%Black.html">Race (U.S. census)|Black, 47.67% Race (U.S. census) White, 0.25% Race (U.S. census) Native American, 1.06% Race (U.S. census) Asian, 0.04% Race (U.S. census) Pacific Islander, 0.37% from race (U.S. census) other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were Race (U.S. census) Hispanic or Race (U.S. census) Latino of any race. There were 78,384 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were Marriage married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.8% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.06. Image:Montgomery_AL_USA_city_view.jpg thumb|left|200px|City view from State Capitol In the city the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,627, and the median income for a family was $44,297. Males had a median income of $31,877 versus $25,014 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,385. 17.7% of the population and 13.9% of families were below the poverty line. 25.7% of those under the age of 18 and 13.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Notable points
Image:AlabamaStateCapitalBuilding.JPG thumb|right|200px|The State Capitol, built in 1850 *Alabama Shakespeare Festival *Montgomery Biscuits, minor league baseball *Montgomery Zoo

Local TV
*WAKA 8 CBS [http://www.WAKA.com] *WSFA 12 NBC [http://www.WSFA.com] *WCOV 20 Fox Broadcasting Company Fox [http://www.WCOV.com] *WAIQ 26 Public Broadcasting Service PBS *WNCF 32 American Broadcasting Company ABC [http://www.abc32.com] *WMCF 45 Trinity Broadcasting Network TBN *WRJM 67 UPN

Local radio
*WLWI 92.3 FM (country)[http://www.WLWI.com] *WKXN 93.9 FM/95.9 FM/96.7 FM/107.9 FM (urban) *WFXF 95.1 FM (rock) [http://www.wfxf.com] *WQKS 96.1 FM (classic rock) [http://www.alice961.com] *WWMG 97.1 FM (urban adult) *WJWZ 97.9 FM (urban)[http://www.979jamz.com] *WBAM 98.9 FM (country)[http://www.bamacountry989.com.com] *WDXX 100.1 FM (country) *WALX 100.9 FM (Hot AC) *WHHY 101.9 FM (Top 40)[http://www.Y102montgomery.com] *WMXS 103.3 FM (Adult Contemporary) *WHLW 104.3 FM (Black gospel) *WBFZ 105.3 FM (urban) *WZHT 105.7 FM (urban)[http://www.myhot105.com] *WMSP 740 AM (Sports) *WMGY 800 AM (Southern gospel) *WNZZ 950 AM (Adult standards) *WACV 1170 AM (News/talk and oldies) *WAPZ 1250 AM (Southern gospel) *WIQR 1410 AM (Regional Mexican) *WLWI 1440 AM (News/talk) *WXVI 1600 AM (Black gospel)

Local schools
*Alabama Christian Academy, Montgomery *Baldwin Arts and Academics Magnet Middle School, Montgomery *Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, Montgomery *Brewbaker Technology Magnet High School, Montgomery *Calvary Christian Academy, Montgomery *Canterbury High School, Montgomery *Carver Senior High School, Montgomery *Jefferson Davis High School, Montgomery *Evangel Christian Academy, Montgomery *Fews Secondary Alternative School, Montgomery *Flowers Elementary, Montgomery *Floyd Middle Magnet School, Montgomery *Forest Avenue Elementary Academics, Montgomery *Halcyon Elementary, Montgomery *Hooper Academy, Hope Hull *Houston Hills Elementary, Montgomery *Lanier Senior High School, Montgomery *Lee High School, Montgomery *Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Montgomery *Macon East Montgomery Academy, Cecil *Montgomery Academy, Montgomery *Montgomery Catholic High School, Montgomery *Saint James High School, Montgomery *St. Jude High School, Montgomery *Taylor Road Academy, Montgomery *Trinity Presbyterian School, Montgomery *Vaughn Rd Elementary, Montgomery *Wynton M. Blount Elementary, Montgomery

Higher education
Montgomery is home to a variety of colleges and universities, including: *Air University *Alabama State University *Auburn University Montgomery *Faulkner University *Huntingdon College *H. Councill Trenholm State Technical College *Troy University, Montgomery Campus *South University, Montgomery Campus *Southern Christian University

Suburbs
The Montgomery Metro area includes the following suburbs: *Autaugaville, Alabama Autaugaville *Benton, Alabama Benton *Billingsley, Alabama Billingsley *Coosada, Alabama Coosada *Deatsville, Alabama Deatsville *Eclectic, Alabama Eclectic *Elmore, Alabama Elmore *Fort Deposit, Alabama Fort Deposit *Gordonville, Alabama Gordonville *Hayneville, Alabama Hayneville *Lowndesboro, Alabama Lowndesboro *Millbrook, Alabama Millbrook *Pike Road, Alabama Pike Road *Prattville, Alabama Prattville *Tallassee, Alabama Tallassee *Wetumpka, Alabama Wetumpka *White Hall, Alabama White Hall

Publications
* L. P. Powell (editor), in ''Historic Towns of the Southern States'', (New York, 1900)

External links

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