Florence, Alabama, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Florence,_Alabama,_United_States
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Alabama_Renaissance_Faire
gptkb:W.C._Handy_Music_Festival
gptkbp:areaCode 256
938
gptkbp:climate humid subtropical
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county gptkb:Lauderdale_County
gptkbp:elevation 515 ft (157 m)
gptkbp:famousFor historic architecture
annual festivals
music heritage
proximity to Muscle Shoals
gptkbp:founded 1826
gptkbp:governmentType Mayor–council
gptkbp:historicDistrict gptkb:Downtown_Florence_Historic_District
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:University_of_North_Alabama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Florence, Alabama, United States
gptkbp:locatedOnRiver gptkb:Tennessee_River
gptkbp:mayor Andrew Betterton (as of 2024)
gptkbp:metropolitanArea gptkb:Florence-Muscle_Shoals_Metropolitan_Area
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Florence,_Italy
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Renaissance_City
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Billy_Reid
gptkb:David_Hood
gptkb:Patterson_Hood
gptkb:W.C._Handy
gptkb:Donna_Jean_Godchaux
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright_Rosenbaum_House
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://florenceal.org/
gptkbp:population about 40,000 (2020 census)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Northwest_Alabama
gptkbp:sisterCity gptkb:Florence,_Italy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Alabama
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:Central_Time_Zone
gptkbp:zipCode 35630
35631
35632
35633
35634
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oscar_Stanton_De_Priest
gptkb:Sam_Phillips
gptkb:W._C._Handy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5