State capital city
City of Montgomery
Montgomery along the Alabama River Alabama State Capitol Dexter Avenue Baptist Church First White House of the Confederacy Archives and History Museum Commerce Street, downtown Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building
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Coordinates: 32°21′42″N 86°16′45″W / 32.36167°N 86.27917°W / 32.36167; -86.27917Coordinates: 32°21′42″N 86°16′45″W / 32.36167°N 86.27917°W / 32.36167; -86.27917
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Montgomery
Incorporated	December 3, 1819; 204 years ago (1819-12-03)
Named for	Richard Montgomery
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Steven Reed (D)
• Council	Montgomery City Council
Area
• State capital city	162.27 sq mi (420.28 km2)
• Land	159.86 sq mi (414.03 km2)
• Water	2.41 sq mi (6.25 km2)
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Population  (2020)
• State capital city	200,603
• Rank	119th in the United States 3rd in Alabama
• Density	1,254.89/sq mi (484.52/km2)
• Urban	254,348 (US: 160th)
• Urban density	1,752.9/sq mi (676.8/km2)
• Metro	386,047 (US: 142nd)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	36013, 36043, 36064, 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 36112, 36113, 36115, 36116, 36117
FIPS code	01-51000
GNIS feature ID	165344
Website	montgomeryal.gov

Montgomery is the capital city of the state of Alabama in the United States. It is on the Alabama River. In 2020, 200,603 people lived there, making it the second-most populated city in Alabama after Birmingham which had 230,733.Huntsville, Alabama had only 215,000.