Population – Alabama’s population is 4,062,608 ranking 22nd among the states.  According to the 1990 census the state’s population had increased 4 ˝ percent over the 1980 census figure of 3,893,978.  The population-density is 79 persons per square mile, with the US average at 69 per square mile.  Population distribution is 60 percent urban, 40 percent rural.  The larger cities are Birmingham (265,968), Mobile (196,278), Montgomery (187,106), Huntsville (159,789), Tuscaloosa (77,759), and Dothan (53,589).

State Bird – In 1927, the Yellowhammer (Colaptes Aratus), also known as a flicker, was designated as the official state bird.  It is a member of the woodpecker family.  The yellowhammer became the state bird, due to its association with the Alabama Confederate soldiers.  The Yellowhammer has gray feathers with yellow patches, showing red polka dots on its breast and a red band around its neck, gives an appearance similar to the gray and yellow colors of the Confederate uniforms.  There is a story of a new company of Confederate soldiers from Huntsville entering a Confederate camp, which upon arrival in their flashy new uniforms were referred to, in jest, as the Yellowhammers.  The name stuck.  Soon after, Alabama Confederate soldiers became known as the Yellowhammers.  The Confederate Veterans in Alabama wore yellowhammer feathers during reunions as a sign of pride in their duty served.

State Flag – The state flag features a white background with a crimson St. Andrew’s cross, crossing diagonally from corner to corner.  In 1895, the flag was adopted as the state flag.

State Flower – In 1959, the Camellia replaced the goldenrod as the state flower.  Colors of the flower are white, pink, and red, as well as a blend of three.  A particular species of the Camellia has not been designated, hence the color variety.  However, the red camellia is the accepted state flower.

State Salute – Flag of Alabama I salute thee.  To thee I pledge my allegiance, my service, and my life.

State Seal – The state seal is round and bordered by the words, “Alabama Great Seal”.  Within the circle, a map of Alabama is placed in the center and is bordered by Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida, along with the part of the Gulf of Mexico, which is named the Mississippi

Delta, being the end of the Mississippi River.

State Tree – Southern Pine (Longleaf).  In 1949, the Southern Pine was designated to be the Alabama State tree. The original bill proposed, however, nominated the Longleaf Pine to be the state tree.  The four largest groups of pine species are the longleaf, the slash pine, the loblolly and the longleaf.