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Montgomery, Alabama

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The 2000 Census showed that Montgomery had a population of 201,568 people ^<1>. This represents 4.53% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	202,696	+0.56%	-0.57% since 2007
2007	203,860	+1.14%	+0.16% since 2006
2006	203,539	+0.98%	+1.53% since 2005
2005	200,472	-0.54%
2004	200,371	-0.59%	-0.14% since 2003
2003	200,655	-0.45%	-0.17% since 2002
2002	200,994	-0.28%
2001	201,103	-0.23%	-0.23% since 2000
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2000	201,568	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Birmingham	N	86 mi [138.4 km]	228,798	5.77% decrease
-2-	Montgomery			202,696	0.56% increase
3	Mobile	SW	157 mi [252.7 km]	191,022	3.97% decrease
4	Huntsville	N	163 mi [262.3 km]	176,645	11.65% increase
5	Tuscaloosa	NW	95 mi [152.9 km]	90,221	15.81% increase
6	Hoover	NW	77 mi [123.9 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
7	Dothan	SE	92 mi [148.1 km]	66,505	15.19% increase

Montgomery had 86,787 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Montgomery has an area ^<4> of 155.4 square miles [402.4 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Montgomery had a 2000 population density of 1,297 people per square mile [500 people/km²], making it the state's 23rd most densely populated area.

Montgomery County

The city of Montgomery is located in Montgomery County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 223,412 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 201,568 people, Montgomery contained 90.2% of the Montgomery County total.

In addition, where the community of Montgomery has a population density of 1,297 people per square mile [500 people/km²], Montgomery County averages 282.9 people per square mile [109.2 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Montgomery County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Montgomery and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Montgomery. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	202,696	0.56% increase
10 mi [16 km]	3	204,858	0.79% increase
15 mi [24 km]	7	262,446	7.62% increase
20 mi [32 km]	10	263,320	7.61% increase
25 mi [40 km]	14	271,631	7.5% increase
30 mi [48 km]	19	275,275	7.31% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Montgomery. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Montgomery, it also contains a comparison between Montgomery and the state of Alabama.

Click here for the Montgomery QuickFact (QF-0151000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Montgomery County (QF-01101).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Montgomery County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Autauga	QF-01001	NW	50,364	14.79% increase
Bullock	QF-01011	SE	10,796	6.96% decrease
Crenshaw	QF-01041	S	13,754	0.42% increase
Elmore	QF-01051	N	78,106	17.93% increase
Lowndes	QF-01085	SW	12,644	6.25% decrease
Macon	QF-01087	E	22,290	7.42% decrease
Pike	QF-01109	SE	30,381	2.18% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Montgomery:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	101 (Montgomery County)
	Place Code:	51000 (Montgomery)

	State & County Code:	01101 (Alabama/Montgomery County)

	State & Place Code:	0151000 (Alabama/Montgomery)

Montgomery is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Montgomery.

The Commemorative
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Alabama ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Montgomery? Please visit the Map Page for Montgomery.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Montgomery and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Montgomery. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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