Montgomery

About Montgomery

Population

205,293 in city
417,965 in metro

Size

404 km² (156 mi²)

Altitude

72.5640563966 m

Montgomery is the capital of Alabama. It lies on three hills along the Alabama River in the south-central part of the state. Montgomery was formed in 1819 by uniting two earlier settlements and was named for Revolutionary War hero Brigadier General Richard Montgomery. It became the Alabama state capital in 1846. In 1861, the Confederate States of America was founded here with Montgomery as its first capital. Martin Luther King began his civil rights crusade here in 1955. The seat of Montgomery County, the city's economy is supported largely by government employment at the federal, state, and local levels. Other economic activity includes wholesale trade, barge shipping on the Alabama River, and manufacture of furniture, glass products, machinery, paper, and textiles.

Metro Cities

Alexander City, Montgomery, Pike Road, Tallassee, Wetumpka

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
125	All Buildings
117	existing
1	unbuilt
7	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	RSA Towers	375 ft	1996
2	BBVA Compass Tower	204 ft	1970
3	RSA Judicial Building	193 ft	2011
4	Lurleen B. Wallace Building	120 ft	1954
5	Alabama State Capitol	119 ft	1851

Building types

No.	Type
75	low-rise building
16	mast (pole)
12	high-rise building
7	mast (framework)
7	open-air structure
6	stadium
1	mast (wired)
1	skyscraper

Other buildings

No.	Type
0	Famous buildings
2	Buildings with construction images