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1745:Phenix City
1710:Monroeville
1540:Centreville
1505:Bay Minette
1341:Bacon Level
1323:communities
1218:County seat
1159: /
1088:January 31,
995:February 2,
917:October 29,
750:T. Jack Lee
692:other races
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295:county seat
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1830:Categories
1785:Tuscaloosa
1765:Scottsboro
1750:Prattville
1715:Montgomery
1690:Livingston
1670:Huntsville
1660:Hayneville
1645:Grove Hill
1640:Greenville
1635:Greensboro
1620:Fort Payne
1595:Enterprise
1560:Columbiana
1530:Carrollton
1510:Birmingham
1311:Rock Mills
1147:85°29′08″W
1144:33°18′31″N
898:References
792:Republican
761:Huntsville
665:As of the
366:33°18′31″N
319:Following
273:feature ID
181:Population
82:33°18′31″N
1790:Tuscumbia
1775:Talladega
1740:Pell City
1680:LaFayette
1605:Evergreen
1570:Dadeville
1480:Andalusia
1475:Abbeville
1116:March 24,
1020:April 23,
674:, 30.20%
419:Lineville
369:85°29′8″W
351:Geography
261:FIPS code
249:Area code
203:Time zone
173:Elevation
85:85°29′8″W
1815:Wetumpka
1795:Tuskegee
1755:Rockford
1655:Hamilton
1615:Florence
1495:Ashville
1485:Anniston
1283:Woodland
696:Hispanic
686:, 0.49%
682:, 0.12%
415:Woodland
265:01-80496
237:ZIP code
138:Randolph
1810:Wedowee
1730:Opelika
1725:Oneonta
1720:Moulton
1695:Luverne
1625:Gadsden
1610:Fayette
1575:Decatur
1565:Cullman
1555:Clayton
1550:Clanton
1515:Brewton
1490:Ashland
1464:Alabama
1356:Dingler
1278:Wedowee
1243:Roanoke
1225:Wedowee
1063:June 3,
1042:June 6,
939:June 7,
815:Gallery
407:Roanoke
304:History
291:Alabama
283:Wedowee
276:0153913
126:Alabama
111:Country
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1805:Vernon
1705:Mobile
1700:Marion
1685:Linden
1675:Jasper
1665:Heflin
1630:Geneva
1580:Dothan
1545:Chatom
1535:Centre
1525:Camden
1520:Butler
1500:Athens
1391:Potash
1381:Newell
1376:Louina
1366:Hobson
1361:Folsom
1331:Almond
1301:Graham
1273:Wadley
700:Latino
667:census
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442:Census
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133:County
1770:Selma
1735:Ozark
1600:Eutaw
1396:Swagg
1386:Omaha
1265:Towns
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688:Asian
676:Black
672:White
577:−8.2%
562:64.0%
532:32.6%
502:17.2%
310:Creek
242:36278
231:(CDT)
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121:State
1780:Troy
1590:Elba
1293:CDPs
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