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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
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county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Hale County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Marengo County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Pickens County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumter County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscaloosa County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Eutaw, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1819-12-13 ⓘ |
| demographicsFeature | majority-Black county ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 01-063 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISID | 01100964 ⓘ |
| hasArea | approximately 660 square miles ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
predominantly African American population
ⓘ
rural county ⓘ |
| hasCivilRightsHistory |
African American voter registration struggles
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Black political empowerment after Voting Rights Act of 1965 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
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gaming at electronic bingo facilities ⓘ timber production ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Eutaw Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite | Greene County Courthouse in Eutaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandArea | approximately 647 square miles ⓘ |
| hasMajorHighway |
Interstate 20
NERFINISHED
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Interstate 59 NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 14 (Alabama) NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 208 (Alabama) NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 233 (Alabama) NERFINISHED ⓘ State Route 39 (Alabama) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 11/43 concurrency NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Tuscaloosa District of the Talladega National Forest (part) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Black Warrior River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWaterArea | approximately 13 square miles ⓘ |
| inCongressionalDistrict | Alabama's 7th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | rich civil rights history ⓘ |
| largestCity | Eutaw, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion |
Black Belt region of Alabama
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ⓘ
west-central Alabama ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nathanael Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Birmingham-Hoover, AL Combined Statistical Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Black Belt (Alabama)