# Outline of Alabama

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Alabama:
Alabama – 22nd U.S. state to be admitted to the Union, which is located in the South. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is a major producer of chickens, which accounts for almost half of the state's agriculture.

## General reference

* Names
** Common name: Alabama
*** Pronunciation: /ˌæləˈbæmə/
** Official name: State of Alabama
** Abbreviations and name codes
*** Postal symbol: AL
*** ISO 3166-2 code: US-AL
*** Internet second-level domain: .al.us
** Nicknames
*** Cotton Plantation State
*** Cotton State
*** Heart of Dixie
*** Lizard State
*** Yellowhammer State
*** Camellia State
* Adjectival: Alabama
* Demonyms
** Alabamian
** Alabaman

## Geography of Alabama

Geography of Alabama
* Alabama is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
* Location
** Northern Hemisphere
** Western Hemisphere
*** Americas
**** North America
***** Anglo America
***** Northern America
****** United States of America
******* Contiguous United States
******** Central United States
********* East South Central States
******** Southern United States
********* Deep South
********** Gulf Coast of the United States
********* Southeastern United States
* Population of Alabama: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census)
* Area of Alabama:
* Atlas of Alabama

### Places in Alabama

* List of places in Alabama
** List of places in Alabama: A–C
** List of places in Alabama: D–H
** List of places in Alabama: I–M
** List of places in Alabama: N–R
** List of places in Alabama: S–Z
* Historic places in Alabama
** Ghost towns in Alabama
** National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
** National Register of Historic Places listings in Alabama
*** Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
* National Natural Landmarks in Alabama
* State parks in Alabama
* Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Autauga–Choctaw)
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Clarke–Dallas)
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (DeKalb–Jackson)
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Jefferson–Macon)
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Madison–Perry)
** Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Pickens–Winston)

### Environment of Alabama

* Climate of Alabama
* Geology of Alabama
* Protected areas in Alabama
** State forests of Alabama
** List of nature centers in Alabama
* Superfund sites in Alabama
* Wildlife of Alabama
** Fauna of Alabama
*** Amphibians of Alabama
*** Mammals of Alabama
*** Reptiles of Alabama
** Flora of Alabama
*** Botanical gardens and arboretums in Alabama
*** Trees of Alabama

#### Natural geographic features of Alabama

* Islands of Alabama
* Lakes of Alabama
* Mountain passes in Alabama
* Rivers of Alabama

### Regions of Alabama

* North Alabama
* Central Alabama
* South Alabama
* Black Belt
* Lower Alabama
* Mobile Bay

#### Metropolitan areas of Alabama

Metropolitan areas of Alabama Metropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:
* Birmingham
* Mobile
* Huntsville
* Montgomery
* Tuscaloosa
* Decatur
* Florence-Muscle Shoals
* Dothan
* Auburn
* Anniston-Oxford
* Gadsden

#### Administrative divisions of Alabama

Types of administrative divisions in Alabama:
* Alabama's congressional districts
* The 67 counties of the state of Alabama
* Cities in Alabama

##### Alabama Congressional districts

Alabama's congressional districts
* Alabama's 1st congressional district
* Alabama's 2nd congressional district
* Alabama's 3rd congressional district
* Alabama's 4th congressional district
* Alabama's 5th congressional district
* Alabama's 6th congressional district
* Alabama's 7th congressional district
* Alabama's 8th congressional district
* Alabama's 9th congressional district
* Alabama's 10th congressional district
* Alabama's at-large congressional district

##### Counties of Alabama

* Autauga County, Alabama
* Baldwin County, Alabama
* Barbour County, Alabama
* Bibb County, Alabama
* Blount County, Alabama
* Bullock County, Alabama
* Butler County, Alabama
* Calhoun County, Alabama
* Chambers County, Alabama
* Cherokee County, Alabama
* Chilton County, Alabama
* Choctaw County, Alabama
* Clarke County, Alabama
* Clay County, Alabama
* Cleburne County, Alabama
* Coffee County, Alabama
* Colbert County, Alabama
* Conecuh County, Alabama
* Coosa County, Alabama
* Covington County, Alabama
* Crenshaw County, Alabama
* Cullman County, Alabama
* Dale County, Alabama
* Dallas County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* Elmore County, Alabama
* Escambia County, Alabama
* Etowah County, Alabama
* Fayette County, Alabama
* Franklin County, Alabama
* Geneva County, Alabama
* Greene County, Alabama
* Hale County, Alabama
* Henry County, Alabama
* Houston County, Alabama
* Jackson County, Alabama
* Jefferson County, Alabama
* Lamar County, Alabama
* Lauderdale County, Alabama
* Lawrence County, Alabama
* Lee County, Alabama
* Limestone County, Alabama
* Lowndes County, Alabama
* Macon County, Alabama
* Madison County, Alabama
* Marengo County, Alabama
* Marion County, Alabama
* Marshall County, Alabama
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Monroe County, Alabama
* Montgomery County, Alabama
* Morgan County, Alabama
* Perry County, Alabama
* Pickens County, Alabama
* Pike County, Alabama
* Randolph County, Alabama
* Russell County, Alabama
* Shelby County, Alabama
* St. Clair County, Alabama
* Sumter County, Alabama
* Talladega County, Alabama
* Tallapoosa County, Alabama
* Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
* Walker County, Alabama
* Washington County, Alabama
* Wilcox County, Alabama
* Winston County, Alabama

##### Municipalities in Alabama

* Cities in Alabama (10 with largest population included below)
** State capital of Alabama: Montgomery
** City nicknames in Alabama
** Auburn, Alabama
** Birmingham, Alabama
** Decatur, Alabama
** Dothan, Alabama
** Hoover, Alabama
** Huntsville, Alabama
** Madison, Alabama
** Mobile, Alabama
** Montgomery, Alabama
** St. Stephens, Alabama
** Tuscaloosa, Alabama

### Demography of Alabama

Demographics of Alabama

## Government and politics of Alabama

* Form of government: U.S. state government
* United States congressional delegations from Alabama
* Alabama State Capitol
* Elections in Alabama
** Electoral reform in Alabama
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2006
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2008
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2010
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2012
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2014
** United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2016
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1930
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1980
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1986
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1990
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1992
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1996
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 1998
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2002
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2004
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2008
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2010
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2014
** United States Senate election in Alabama, 2016
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1824
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1828
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1832
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1836
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1840
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1844
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1848
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1920
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1960
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1964
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1968
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1972
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1976
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1980
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1984
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1988
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1992
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 1996
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 2000
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 2004
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 2008
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 2012
** United States presidential election in Alabama, 2016

### Branches of the government of Alabama

Government of Alabama

#### Executive branch of the government of Alabama

* Governor of Alabama
** Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
** Secretary of State of Alabama
* State departments
** Alabama Department of Transportation
** Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
** Alabama Department of Archives and History
** Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
** Alabama Department of Corrections
** Alabama Department of Education
** Alabama Department of Environmental Management
** Alabama Department of Homeland Security
** Alabama Department of Mental Health
** Alabama Department of Public Health
** Alabama Department of Public Safety
** Alabama Department of Transportation
** Alabama Department of Youth Services

#### Legislative branch of the government of Alabama

* Alabama Legislature (bicameral)
** Upper house: Alabama Senate
** Lower house: Alabama House of Representatives

#### Judicial branch of the government of Alabama

Courts of Alabama
* Supreme Court of Alabama
* United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
* United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
* United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama

### Law and order in Alabama

* Cannabis in Alabama
* Capital punishment in Alabama
** Individuals executed in Alabama
* Constitution of Alabama
* Crime in Alabama
* Gun laws in Alabama
* Law enforcement in Alabama
** Law enforcement agencies in Alabama
** List of Alabama state prisons
* Same-sex marriage in Alabama

### Military in Alabama

* Alabama Air National Guard
* Alabama Army National Guard

## History of Alabama

History of Alabama

### History of Alabama, by period

* Prehistory of Alabama
* Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
* French colony of Louisiane, 1699–1763
* British Colony of Georgia, 1732–1776
* French and Indian War, 1754–1763
** Treaty of Paris of 1763
* British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
* British Indian Reserve, 1763–1783
** Royal Proclamation of 1763
* American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
** United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
** Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
* Territorial claims of State of South Carolina along 35th parallel north, 1776–1787
* Territorial claims of State of Georgia from 31st parallel north to 35th parallel north, 1776–1802
* Spanish colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
** Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
** Republic of West Florida, 1810
* Territory of Mississippi, 1798–1817
** War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
*** United States unilaterally annexes Mobile District of Spanish Florida Occidental, 1812
*** Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
** Creek War, 1813–1814
* Territory of Alabama, 1817–1819
** History of slavery in Alabama
** Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819
* State of Alabama becomes 22nd state admitted to the United States of America on December 14, 1819
** Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
** Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
** Fourth state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 11, 1861
** Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
** American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
*** Alabama in the American Civil War
**** Battle of Day's Gap, April 30, 1863
**** Battle of Athens, January 26, 1864
**** Battle of Mobile Bay, August 2–23, 1864
**** Franklin-Nashville Campaign, October 5 – December 25, 1864
***** Battle of Decatur, October 26–29, 1864
**** Battle of Spanish Fort, March 27 – April 8, 1865
**** Battle of Selma, April 2, 1865
**** Battle of Fort Blakeley, April 2–9, 1865
** Alabama in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
*** Seventh former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on July 13, 1868
** Historical Panorama of Alabama Agriculture, October 2–7, 1939
** Civil Rights Movement from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
*** Montgomery bus boycott, December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956
*** Birmingham campaign, spring, 1963
*** Selma to Montgomery marches, March 7–25, 1965

### History of Alabama, by region
#### History of Alabama, by county

* History of Autauga County, Alabama
* History of Baldwin County, Alabama
* History of Barbour County, Alabama
* History of Bibb County, Alabama
* History of Blount County, Alabama
* History of Bullock County, Alabama
* History of Butler County, Alabama
* History of Calhoun County, Alabama
* History of Chambers County, Alabama
* History of Cherokee County, Alabama
* History of Chilton County, Alabama
* History of Choctaw County, Alabama
* History of Clarke County, Alabama
* History of Clay County, Alabama
* History of Cleburne County, Alabama
* History of Coffee County, Alabama
* History of Colbert County, Alabama
* History of Conecuh County, Alabama
* History of Coosa County, Alabama
* History of Covington County, Alabama
* History of Crenshaw County, Alabama
* History of Cullman County, Alabama
* History of Dale County, Alabama
* History of Dallas County, Alabama
* History of DeKalb County, Alabama
* History of Elmore County, Alabama
* History of Escambia County, Alabama
* History of Etowah County, Alabama
* History of Fayette County, Alabama
* History of Franklin County, Alabama
* History of Geneva County, Alabama
* History of Greene County, Alabama
* History of Hale County, Alabama
* History of Henry County, Alabama
* History of Houston County, Alabama
* History of Jackson County, Alabama
* History of Jefferson County, Alabama
* History of Lamar County, Alabama
* History of Lauderdale County, Alabama
* History of Lawrence County, Alabama
* History of Lee County, Alabama
* History of Limestone County, Alabama
* History of Lowndes County, Alabama
* History of Macon County, Alabama
* History of Madison County, Alabama
* History of Marengo County, Alabama
* History of Marion County, Alabama
* History of Marshall County, Alabama
* History of Mobile County, Alabama
* History of Monroe County, Alabama
* History of Montgomery County, Alabama
* History of Morgan County, Alabama
* History of Perry County, Alabama
* History of Pickens County, Alabama
* History of Pike County, Alabama
* History of Randolph County, Alabama
* History of Russell County, Alabama
* History of Shelby County, Alabama
* History of St. Clair County, Alabama
* History of Sumter County, Alabama
* History of Talladega County, Alabama
* History of Tallapoosa County, Alabama
* History of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
* History of Walker County, Alabama
* History of Washington County, Alabama
* History of Wilcox County, Alabama
* History of Winston County, Alabama

#### History of Alabama, by city

* History of Auburn, Alabama
* History of Birmingham, Alabama
* History of Decatur, Alabama
* History of Dothan, Alabama
* History of Hoover, Alabama
* History of Huntsville, Alabama
* History of Madison, Alabama
* History of Mobile, Alabama
** History of sports in Mobile, Alabama
* History of Montgomery, Alabama
** Browder v. Gayle
** Montgomery bus boycott
** Civil Rights Memorial
** How Long, Not Long
** Lehman Brothers
** Lightning Route
** Mid-November 2006 tornado outbreak
** Montgomery Convention
** Montgomery Improvement Association
** Montgomery and West Point Railroad
** Selma to Montgomery marches
** Women's Political Council
** Wright Flying School
* History of St. Stephens, Alabama
* History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama

### History of Alabama, by subject

* List of the oldest buildings in Alabama
* History of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System
* List of Alabama state legislatures
* History of slavery in Alabama
* History of sports in Alabama
** History of sports in Mobile, Alabama
* History of universities in Alabama
** History of the University of West Alabama
** History of the University of North Alabama
** History of the University of Alabama

## Culture of Alabama

* Architecture in Alabama
** List of oldest buildings in Alabama
** List of tallest buildings in Alabama
* Museums in Alabama
* Religion in Alabama
** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama
** Episcopal Diocese of Alabama
* Scouting in Alabama
* State symbols of Alabama
** Flag of the State of Alabama
** Great Seal of the State of Alabama

### The arts in Alabama

* Music of Alabama

### Sports in Alabama

Sports in Alabama
* Professional sports teams in Alabama

#### College sports in Alabama

* Alabama Crimson Tide
** Alabama Crimson Tide baseball
** Alabama Crimson Tide bowl games
** Alabama Crimson Tide football
*** Alabama Crimson Tide football All-Americans
*** Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons
*** Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban
*** Alabama Crimson Tide head football coaches
*** Alabama Crimson Tide home football stadiums
*** Alabama Crimson Tide players in the College Football Hall of Fame
*** Alabama Crimson Tide players in the College Football Hall of Fame
*** Alabama Crimson Tide players in the NFL draft
*** Alabama Crimson Tide starting quarterbacks
** Alabama Crimson Tide golf
** Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
** Alabama Crimson Tide softball
** Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
** Alabama Crimson Tide women's gymnastics
** Alabama Crimson Tide women's soccer
** Alabama Crimson Tide women's volleyball
* Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2012 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2013 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2014 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
** 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
* Alabama High School Athletic Association championships
* Alabama State Hornets in the NFL draft

## Economy and infrastructure of Alabama

Economy of Alabama
* Agriculture in Alabama
** Fishing in Alabama
* Communications in Alabama
** Newspapers in Alabama
** Radio stations in Alabama
** Television stations in Alabama
* Energy in Alabama
** Power stations in Alabama
** Solar power in Alabama
* Health care in Alabama
** Hospitals in Alabama

### Transportation in Alabama

Transportation in Alabama
* Airports in Alabama
* East and West Railroad of Alabama
* Interstate 10 in Alabama
* Interstate 20 in Alabama
* Interstate 65 in Alabama
* Interstate 85 in Alabama
* List of Alabama railroads
* List of Interstate Highways in Alabama
* List of U.S. Highways in Alabama
* List of state highways in Alabama
* U.S. Route 278 in Alabama
* U.S. Route 431 in Alabama
* Vehicle registration plates of Alabama
* Western Railway of Alabama

## Education in Alabama

Education in Alabama
* Schools in Alabama
** School districts in Alabama
*** High schools in Alabama
** Colleges and universities in Alabama
*** Alabama State University
*** University of Alabama
**** A-Day (University of Alabama)
**** University of Alabama System
***** University of Alabama at Birmingham
****** List of University of Alabama at Birmingham people
***** University of Alabama in Huntsville
****** 2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting
**** University of Alabama departments
***** University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences
***** University of Alabama School of Dentistry
***** University of Alabama School of Law
***** University of Alabama School of Medicine
**** University of Alabama Arboretum
**** University of Alabama fraternities and sororities
**** University of Alabama Observatories
***** University of Alabama Observatory
***** Old University of Alabama Observatory
**** List of University of Alabama people
**** Presidents of the University of Alabama
***** President's Mansion (University of Alabama)
**** University of Alabama Press
**** University of Alabama Quad
**** University of Alabama traditions
*** University of North Alabama
**** University of North Alabama Planetarium and Observatory
**** University of North Alabama President's Home
*** University of South Alabama
*** University of West Alabama

## Publications about Alabama

* Encyclopedia of Alabama