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 STATES AND TERRITORIES — ALABAMA

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STATES AND TERRITORIES

For information as to State and Local Government, set under United Slates, p. 454.

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ALABAMA.

Constitution and Government. — The State of Alabama was admitted into the Union on December 14, 1819. The legislature consists of a Senate of 35 members and a House of Representatives of 106 members : all the tors being elected for four years.

Governor.— Thomas E. Kilby, 1919-1923 (7,500 dollars). Secretary of State. — John Purifoy.

The State is divided into 67 counties. The State Capital is Montgomery.

Area and Population — Area 51,993 square miles, of which 719 square miles is water. Census population Jan. 1, 1920, 2,348,174.

Population

Tears

White Coloured

Total

PerSq.

1860 1890 1900 1910


 * .26,431 437,770

834,892 678,489

1,001,390 307

. -S.832 908,288

964,201 1,513,401 1,82* 2,138,093

188

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41-7

By sex and race the population in 1910 was thus distributed : —

—

White

Negro

Asiatic

Indian

Male. Female

•,25,891 ' 602,941 ,

460,488



464

455

Total

. 1.228,832 |

908,282

70

909

Total

1,074,209

ifimjm

2,138,093

The foreign-born numbered 19,286, of whom 3,599 were German, 2,348 English, 1,167 Irish, and 1,120 Scotch. The large cities (census popula- tion in 1920), Birmingham 178,270 ; Mobile, 60,777 ; Montgomery 'capital', 43,464. Of the total population in 1910, 17'3 per cent, was urban.

Religion. Instruction and Charity. — Protestant churches are in the ascendency in the State. The order of strength of different religious bodies is : Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Disciples or Christians.

The 6,755 public elementary schools in 1918 had 2,957 male and 9,605 female teachers, and 573,762 enrolled pupils. The 196 public high schools had 796 teachers and 31,233 pupils in 1918. The 7 public normal schools in 1918 had 139 teachers and 2,402 pupils. The 9 agricultural schools in 1917 had 45 teachers and 1,605 enrolled pupils. Total expenditure on education (1918) 6 066,204 dollars (excluding private and denominational