Montgomery, Alabama

**Montgomery** is the capital city of the state of Alabama in the United States. It is on the Alabama River. In 2020, 200,603 people lived there, making it the third-most populated city in Alabama after Huntsville, Alabama, which had 215,006, and Birmingham which had 200,733.

## History

Montgomery was started on December 3, 1819 by merging New Philadelphia and East Alabama Town. The city became a county seat in 1822. On January 28, 1846, the state capital was moved from  Tuscaloosa to Montgomery. For a few months in 1861 Montgomery was the capital of the Confederate States of America.

Since 2023 or earlier, parts of Alabama were changing things named after the confederacy and confederates, including their leader (Robert E. Lee). Street names, statues and schools were renamed or removed. The Dr. Percy L. Julian High School is the new name of the Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery.

## Notable natives and residents

- Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights advocate
- Nat King Cole, jazz pianist & singer
- Rosa Parks
- Bart Starr, Pro Football Hall of Famer

## Other websites

- Montgomery -Wikivoyage
- City of Montgomery, Alabama

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Montgomery
- **settlement type**: List of capitals in the United States, Capital City
- **nickname**: "The Gump", "Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement", "Cradle of the Confederacy"
- **motto**: "Capital of Dreams"
- **image flag**: Flag of Montgomery, Alabama.svg
- **blank emblem type**: Logo
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Montgomery
- **pushpin map**: Alabama#USA
- **pushpin mapsize**: 200px
- **pushpin map caption**: Location within Alabama##Location within the United States
- **pushpin label**: Montgomery
- **pushpin relief**: yes
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Alabama
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Alabama, County
- **subdivision name2**: Montgomery County, Alabama, Montgomery
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader party**: Democratic Party (United States), D
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Montgomery, Alabama, Mayor
- **leader name**: Steven Reed (mayor), Steven L. Reed
- **leader title1**: Municipal council, City Council
- **leader name1**: District 1 – Ed Grimes
District 2 – Julie T. Beard
District 3 – Marche Johnson
District 4 – Franetta Riley
District 5 – Cornelius Calhoun
District 6 – Oronde Mitchell
District 7 – Andrew Szymanski
District 8 – Glen O. Pruitt, Jr.
District 9 – Charles W. Jinright
- **established title**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date**: December 3, 1819
- **named for**: Richard Montgomery
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 420.28
- **area land km2**: 414.03
- **area water km2**: 6.25
- **area total sq mi**: 162.27
- **area land sq mi**: 159.86
- **area water sq mi**: 2.41
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population est**: 195287
- **pop est as of**: 2023
- **population total**: 200603
- **population density km2**: 475.8
- **population density sq mi**: 1232
- **population rank**: US: List of United States cities by population, 133rd
AL: List of municipalities in Alabama, 3rd
- **population urban**: 254348 (US: List of United States urban areas, 159th)
- **population density urban km2**: 676.8
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1,752.9
- **population metro**: 385460 (US: Metropolitan statistical area, 142nd)
- **population density metro km2**: 54.83
- **population density metro sq mi**: 142.0
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, Central (CST)
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **elevation m**: 73
- **elevation ft**: 240
- **postal code type**: ZIP Codes
- **area code**: Area code 334, 334
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 01-51000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 0165344