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Semmes, Raphael

(Encyclopedia) Semmes, RaphaelSemmes, Raphaelsĕmz [key], 1809–77, American naval officer, b. Charles co., Md. He took part in the Mexican War, practiced law at Mobile, Ala., and was in the Lighthouse…

Yancey, William Lowndes

(Encyclopedia) Yancey, William Lowndes, 1814–63, American leader of secession, b. Warren co., Ga. Admitted (1834) to the bar in Greenville, S.C., he soon moved to Alabama. There he became an…

Alabama, University of

(Encyclopedia) Alabama, University of, main campus at Tuscaloosa; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1820, opened 1831. An experimental station of the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the state natural…

Fort Mims

(Encyclopedia) Fort Mims, temporary stockade near the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama rivers. It was the scene of a massacre (Aug. 30, 1813); William Weatherford led a Native American force…

Census Maps of Alabama

Alabama: Persons per square mile, 2000 Alabama: White persons, percent, 2000 Alabama: Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 Alabama: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000…

Alabama Area Codes

Area codes Selected cities205 Birmingham, Tuscaloosa 251Jackson, Mobile256 Huntsville, Florence334 Montgomery, Dothan, SelmaSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com .…

Alabama Census Data

Alabama Atlas People QuickFacts Alabama USA Population, 2005 estimate 4,557,808 296,410,404 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 2.5% 5.3%…

Alabama Demographic Statistics

NumberPercentTotal population4,447,100100.0SEX AND AGEMale2,146,50448.3Female2,300,59651.7Under 5 years295,9926.75 to 9 years315,3457.110 to 14 years320,2527.215 to 19 years324,5807.320 to 24…

Alabama Economic Statistics

NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over3,450,542100.0In labor force2,061,16959.7Civilian labor force2,047,10059.3Employed1,920,18955.6Unemployed126,9113.7Percent of civilian…

Alabama Housing Statistics

NumberPercentTotal housing units1,963,711100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached1,300,27266.21-unit, attached38,5602.02 units43,4272.23 or 4 units64,0843.35 to 9 units74,8093.810 to 19 units46,…