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1734:Phenix City
1699:Monroeville
1529:Centreville
1494:Bay Minette
1330:Bacon Level
1312:communities
1207:County seat
1148: /
1077:January 31,
984:February 2,
906:October 29,
739:T. Jack Lee
681:other races
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284:county seat
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1819:Categories
1774:Tuscaloosa
1754:Scottsboro
1739:Prattville
1704:Montgomery
1679:Livingston
1659:Huntsville
1649:Hayneville
1634:Grove Hill
1629:Greenville
1624:Greensboro
1609:Fort Payne
1584:Enterprise
1549:Columbiana
1519:Carrollton
1499:Birmingham
1300:Rock Mills
1136:85°29′08″W
1133:33°18′31″N
887:References
781:Republican
750:Huntsville
654:As of the
355:33°18′31″N
308:Following
262:feature ID
170:Population
71:33°18′31″N
1779:Tuscumbia
1764:Talladega
1729:Pell City
1669:LaFayette
1594:Evergreen
1559:Dadeville
1469:Andalusia
1464:Abbeville
1105:March 24,
1009:April 23,
663:, 30.20%
408:Lineville
358:85°29′8″W
340:Geography
250:FIPS code
238:Area code
192:Time zone
162:Elevation
74:85°29′8″W
1804:Wetumpka
1784:Tuskegee
1744:Rockford
1644:Hamilton
1604:Florence
1484:Ashville
1474:Anniston
1272:Woodland
685:Hispanic
675:, 0.49%
671:, 0.12%
404:Woodland
254:01-80496
226:ZIP code
127:Randolph
1799:Wedowee
1719:Opelika
1714:Oneonta
1709:Moulton
1684:Luverne
1614:Gadsden
1599:Fayette
1564:Decatur
1554:Cullman
1544:Clayton
1539:Clanton
1504:Brewton
1479:Ashland
1453:Alabama
1345:Dingler
1267:Wedowee
1232:Roanoke
1214:Wedowee
1052:June 3,
1031:June 6,
928:June 7,
804:Gallery
396:Roanoke
293:History
280:Alabama
272:Wedowee
265:0153913
115:Alabama
100:Country
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1694:Mobile
1689:Marion
1674:Linden
1664:Jasper
1654:Heflin
1619:Geneva
1569:Dothan
1534:Chatom
1524:Centre
1514:Camden
1509:Butler
1489:Athens
1380:Potash
1370:Newell
1365:Louina
1355:Hobson
1350:Folsom
1320:Almond
1290:Graham
1262:Wadley
689:Latino
656:census
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596:−12.3%
506:−22.4%
431:Census
392:Oxford
122:County
1759:Selma
1724:Ozark
1589:Eutaw
1385:Swagg
1375:Omaha
1254:Towns
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677:Asian
665:Black
661:White
566:−8.2%
551:64.0%
521:32.6%
491:17.2%
299:Creek
231:36278
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197:UTC-6
110:State
1769:Troy
1579:Elba
1282:CDPs
1224:City
1107:2011
1079:2008
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