Greene County, Alabama

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Greene County, Alabama is a rural county in west-central Alabama known for its rich civil rights history and predominantly African American population.

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Greene County, Alabama canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Hale County, Alabama
linked to: Hale County

Marengo County, Alabama
Pickens County, Alabama
Sumter County, Alabama
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
country United States of America
countySeat Eutaw, Alabama
dateEstablished 1819-12-13
demographicsFeature majority-Black county
FIPSCode 01-063
formedFrom Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
GNISID 01100964
hasArea approximately 660 square miles
hasCharacteristic predominantly African American population
rural county
hasCivilRightsHistory African American voter registration struggles
Black political empowerment after Voting Rights Act of 1965
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
gaming at electronic bingo facilities
timber production
hasHistoricDistrict Eutaw Historic District
hasHistoricSite Greene County Courthouse in Eutaw
hasLandArea approximately 647 square miles
hasMajorHighway Interstate 20
Interstate 59
State Route 14 (Alabama)
State Route 208 (Alabama)
State Route 233 (Alabama)
State Route 39 (Alabama)
U.S. Route 11
U.S. Route 11/43 concurrency
U.S. Route 43 NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Tuscaloosa District of the Talladega National Forest (part)
hasRiver Black Warrior River
hasWaterArea approximately 13 square miles
inCongressionalDistrict Alabama's 7th congressional district
knownFor rich civil rights history
largestCity Eutaw, Alabama
locatedIn Alabama
United States
locatedInRegion Black Belt region of Alabama
west-central Alabama
namedAfter Nathanael Greene
partOf Birmingham-Hoover, AL Combined Statistical Area
State of Alabama
linked to: Alabama
state Alabama
timeZone Central Time Zone

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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama borders Greene County, Alabama
Black Belt (Alabama) includes Greene County, Alabama
subject linked to: Black Belt
Alabama's 7th congressional district contains Greene County, Alabama
Alabama State Route 69 passesThrough Greene County, Alabama
Western Alabama hasPart Greene County, Alabama
subject linked to: western Alabama
Black Belt (Alabama) includes Greene County, Alabama
Pickens County, Alabama borders Greene County, Alabama
Sumter County, Alabama hasBorderWith Greene County, Alabama