Making and Implementing Policy - Alabama Department of ...

Even by 1900, a mere “17.7% of the… population lived in incorporated towns”. Modern Alabama contains about 450 towns and cities, although nearly half boast fewer than 1,000 residents. Under the Code of Alabama 1975 § 11-40-6, all municipalities with over 2,000 inhabitants are cities; those with under 2,000 inhabitants are towns. ................
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