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Section sizes

Section size for Alabama (59 sections)
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Etymology	6,085	6,085
History	43	44,185
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European settlement	5,746	5,746
19th century	6,421	11,953
Civil War and Reconstruction	5,532	5,532
20th century	20,547	20,547
21st century	2,298	2,298
Geography	11,143	29,112
Climate	6,365	6,365
Flora and fauna	4,830	4,830
Census-designated and metropolitan areas	3,484	3,484
Cities	3,290	3,290
Demographics	5,955	36,317
Ancestry	10,623	10,623
Language	652	652
Religion	15,962	15,962
Health	3,125	3,125
Economy	6,345	33,193
Largest employers	2,901	2,901
Agriculture	1,422	1,422
Aquaculture	2,279	2,279
Industry	9,785	9,785
Tourism and entertainment	6,902	6,902
Healthcare	1,704	1,704
Banking	1,164	1,164
Electronics and communications	374	374
Construction	317	317
Law and government	25	38,888
State government	14,087	14,087
Taxes	5,693	5,693
County and local governments	7,298	7,298
Politics	4,359	4,359
Elections	228	7,426
State elections	4,398	4,398
Local elections	2,128	2,128
Federal elections	672	672
Education	47	9,980
Primary and secondary education	3,661	3,661
Colleges and universities	6,272	6,272
Media	2,315	2,315
Culture	50	7,531
Literature	573	573
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Professional sports	2,394	2,394
College sports	4,042	4,042
Transportation	408	6,082
Aviation	448	448
Rail	318	318
Roads	2,466	2,466
Ports	2,442	2,442
See also	210	210
Notes	12	90
Subnotes	44	44
Other notes	34	34
References	30	30
Further reading	1,039	1,039
External links	2,474	2,474
Total	231,082	231,082

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2023

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In * Samson, Alabama a distinctive and innovative New Year's tradition has been established with the introduction of the Rooster Snuff Can drop. This one-of-a-kind event is held in tribute to Samson's renowned moniker, Snuff City. The origins of this nickname date back to the Great Depression when the T.S. Faulk and Company Store in downtown Samson famously acquired a whole boxcar filled with snuff. Due to a prolonged stay at the town depot, Samson earned its distinct title of Snuff City, U.S.A.Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). Sarah.Hodge (talk) 19:38, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 19:42, 14 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2024

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Alabama is famous for rainbow cones too. 65.131.234.56 (talk) 17:26, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now:

Please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.
Be specific with a detailed format such as "change X to Y" or "add X after Y".
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} ⋮ 17:49, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Writing

Consider this sentence:"The state legislature has retained power over local governments by refusing to pass a constitutional amendment establishing home rule for counties, as recommended by the 1973 Alabama Constitutional Commission." LOL! WHAT was "recommended" by the commission?! Was it a home rule amendment or did they recommend against it? Either one is, obviously, possible (without going to some other page/source). This is one of those very unclear sentences which requires the reader to GUESS what the writer knows. Fix it. I suggest that the sentence be removed entirely and replaced by one describing some apparently ineffective event 50 YEARS AGO and another sentence noting that counties lack governing power because no such power is granted in the current State Constitution (which has been amended 700 times). As an aside, is the 1973 Commission notable? Will it be notable in another 50 years? Why? My actual suggestion is to remove and direct reference to it. And finally, most states require the CITIZENS to vote on constitutional amendments. The offending sentence suggest that only the Legislature need "pass" it, for it to become law. Is this true? Probably should say so explicitly. (and if it's not true then again the sentence needs work or removal).98.21.208.178 (talk) 04:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

22nd state

It was the 22nd state 2601:48:4301:D5C0:BD28:4DF4:1CB4:85CB (talk) 16:44, 28 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it was the 22nd state to join the Union (U.S. state#Admission_into_the_Union). This is listed in the Infobox and in the History section, under "19th century". -Fnlayson (talk) 01:38, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

College football section

Hello. Not sure how to edit, but the Football section discussing south alabama football stadium is outdated. South Alabama has built a new stadium (Hancock whitney) on campus. This new campus also holds the senior bowl. 130.160.192.61 (talk) 14:28, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Offer for use SVG Map in this article:

Map of the State of Alabama in SVG format, free for any use without restrictions. On the map: Counties with names, main roads with numbers, Urban Areas, Military Areas, water bodies. The map can be easily edited with any vector editor.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_State_of_Alabama,_USA,_main_roads_with_numbers,_colored_counties_with_names_SVG.svg Kirill Shrayber (talk) 07:21, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Economy section

Alabama#Economy was spun out to Economy of Alabama in 2019, but without modifying the originating section per summary style. Subsequently the originating section continued to receive improvements, which I have now attempted to synchronize to the child article. To avoid this going forward, I would prefer to replace the content of Alabama#Economy with {{Excerpt|Economy of Alabama}} as per WP:SYNC. Would there be any objections to that? -- Visviva (talk) 02:09, 1 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]