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'''Montgomery, Alabama''' is the [[Capital (city)|capital]] of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Alabama (U.S. state)|Alabama]] and is located in south central Alabama along the [[Wikipedia:Alabama River|Alabama River]].   In 2020, the city had 200,603 people, and the metropolitan area 386,047.  Montgomery is comparable in size with [[Birmingham, Alabama]] (~90 miles north of Birmingham and slightly to its west) and [[Huntsville, Alabama]] (in the very north end of the state).
'''Montgomery, Alabama''' is the [[Capital city|Capital]] of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] state of [[Alabama (U.S. state)|Alabama]], and a major center in the [[Civil Rights Movement]] of the mid 20th century, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.  The city is located in south central Alabama along the [[Alabama River]].  
 
As of 2020, the city had 200,603 people, and the metropolitan area has 386,047.  Montgomery is comparable in size with [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] (~90 miles north and slightly west) and [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] (north end of the state).


In the middle of the 20th century, Montgomery was a major center of events and protests in the [[Civil Rights Movement]],<ref name=Beito /> including the [[Wikipedia:Montgomery bus boycott|Montgomery bus boycott]] and the [[Wikipedia:Selma to Montgomery marches|Selma to Montgomery marches]].


{{Image|Montgomery Alabama panorama.jpg|left|400px|Downtown Montgomery, Alabama in 2008}}


The city has a large military presence due to [[Maxwell Air Force Base]].
The city has a large military presence due to [[Maxwell Air Force Base]].
==References==
<references>
<ref name=Beito>
Beito, David (May 2, 2009) [http://archive.lewrockwell.com/orig8/beito6.html Something is Rotten in Montgomery], June 19, 2015 on LewRockwell.com</ref>
</references>

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Montgomery, Alabama is the Capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and a major center in the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 20th century, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches. The city is located in south central Alabama along the Alabama River.

As of 2020, the city had 200,603 people, and the metropolitan area has 386,047. Montgomery is comparable in size with Birmingham (~90 miles north and slightly west) and Huntsville (north end of the state).


The city has a large military presence due to Maxwell Air Force Base.

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