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Montgomery

Also known as Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, AL

city in and county seat of Montgomery County, and capital of the State of Alabama, United States

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Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama and serves as the county seat of Montgomery County. It holds historical significance as a major city in the American South and functions as the center of state government for Alabama.

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Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. It was named for Continental Army Major-General Richard Montgomery and stands beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain.

The population was 200,603 at the 2020 census. It is the third-most populous city in the state, after Huntsville and Birmingham, and the 133rd-most populous in the United States. The Montgomery metropolitan area's population in 2022 was 385,460; it is the fourth-largest in the state and 142nd among U.S. metropolitan areas.

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