Florence, Alabama
Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is in the northwestern corner of the state.
Florence, Alabama | |
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City | |
 Downtown Florence Historic District | |
| Nickname(s): "Alabama's Renaissance City" | |
 Location of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′13″N 87°39′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Incorporated | January 7, 1826[1] |
| Named for | Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor/Council (Since 1984) |
| • Mayor | Andrew Betterton |
| Area | |
| • City | 26.73 sq mi (69.23 km2) |
| • Land | 26.52 sq mi (68.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 40,184 |
| • Density | 1,515.35/sq mi (585.08/km2) |
| • Metro | 147,317 (US: 281st) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 35630-35634 |
| Area codes | 256, 938 |
| FIPS code | 01-26896 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0118442 |
| Website | www |
References
- Act 95. "AN ACT to incorporate the town of Florence in the state of Alabama." Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Acts Passed at the Seventh Annual Session of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. 1825. Pages 70–73.
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
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