Alabama // Montgomery, AL // Southern Region // Central Time (The Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State) Territory established[1]: August 15, 1817 Statehood granted: December 14, 1819 // 22nd state Secession from Union: January 11, 1861 Confederacy joined: February 4, 1861 Civil War: April 12, 1861 - May 9, 1865 Readmitted to Congress: July 14, 1868 End of Reconstruction: November 16, 1874 [1] The territory was split from Mississippi Territory.

#4274 // June 14, 2008 (self-adhesive coil definitive) Flags of Our Nation Series Alabama State Flag and shrimp boat	#1953 // April 14, 1982 (ex pane of 50 different stamps) State Bird & Flower of Alabama Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus) and Camellia	#1654 // February 23, 1976 (ex pane of 50 different stamps) American Bicentennial Series Alabama State Flag

#1375 // August 2, 1969 // Huntsville, AL 150th Anniversary of Alabama Statehood Camellia and Yellow-shafted Flicker

#3561 // April 4, 2002 (ex pane of 50 stamps, one for each state) Greetings from Alabama Illustration of contemporary postcard in the style of the 1930s/1940s View Alabama state quarter View Alabama state map View Alabama clock

	The state of Alabama and the Alabama River are named after the local Indian tribe "Alibamu". Find out more facts & trivia
	Land Area rounded mi2 [km2] 50,744 [131.426] ranked 28th	Population (census 2010) 4,779,736 ranked 23rd	Population Density per mi2 [km2] of land area 94 [36] ranked 28th
	The State of Alabama has 67 counties.