Alabama
"Yellowhammer State"
- Motto
- Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights)
- Capitol
- Montgomery
- Name Origin
- May come from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers”
- Statehood Date
- Dec. 14, 1819 (22nd)
Cities in Alabama
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Official Symbols
A state's official symbols represent the composition and culture of the land and people who live and have lived here. Below are the symbols of Alabama along with the year they became official.
| Flower | Camellia (1959) |
| Bird | Yellowhammer (1927) |
| Song | “Alabama” (1931) |
| Tree | Southern Longleaf Pine (1949, 1997) |
| Salt Water Fish | Fighting Tarpon (1955) |
| Fresh Water Fish | Largemouth Bass (1975) |
| Horse | Racking Horse (1975) |
| Mineral | Hematite (1967) |
| Rock | Marble (1969) |
| Game Bird | Wild Turkey (1980) |
| Dance | Square Dance (1981) |
| Nut | Pecan (1982) |
| Fossil | Species Basilosaurus Cetoides (1984) |
| Official Mascot And Butterfly | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1989) |
| Insect | Monarch Butterfly (1989) |
| Reptile | Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle (1990) |
| Gemstone | Star Blue Quartz (1990) |
| Shell | Scaphella Junonia Johnstoneae (1990) |
Demographics
- Population Density
- 87.6 people per square mile
Geography and Weather
- Land Area
- 50,744 sq mi. (131,427 sq km)
- Lowest Elevation
- 0 ft (0 m)
- Average Elevation
- 500 ft (152.4 m)
- Highest Temperature Recorded
- 112°F (44°C) on September 5, 1925
- Lowest Temperature Recorded
- –27°F (–33°C) on January 30, 1966
