Marengo County
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Marengo County is a rural county in west-central Alabama known for its agricultural economy, historic small towns, and location in the state's Black Belt region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marengo County canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Choctaw County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarke County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Greene County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Hale County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilcox County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governmentType | county commission ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
agricultural economy
ⓘ
historic small towns ⓘ rural ⓘ |
| hasCountySeat | Linden ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Black Belt South ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | predominantly African American population in many areas ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cattle farming
ⓘ
row-crop farming ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCommunity | French-founded Demopolis ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEconomy | cotton-based agriculture ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFeature |
antebellum homes
ⓘ
historic rural churches ⓘ plantation-era architecture ⓘ |
| hasLargestCity | Demopolis ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ pastureland ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Demopolis
ⓘ
Faunsdale ⓘ Linden ⓘ Sweet Water ⓘ Thomaston ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | fertile Black Belt soils ⓘ |
| hasTransportationFeature |
U.S. Highway 43
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 80 ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Highway 80
|
| isNamedAfter | Battle of Marengo ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Black Belt of Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
western Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Black Belt (Alabama)
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Belt region of Alabama
west-central Alabama ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedInUSRegion | Deep South ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alabama
|
| subdivisionType | county ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver |
Black Warrior River
ⓘ
Tombigbee River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Linden, Alabama