Florence, Alabama
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Florence, Alabama

Administration
Full nameFlorence
Official nameFlorence
Settlement typeCity
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLauderdale
IncorporatedJanuary 7, 1826
Government
TypeMayor/Council (Since 1984)
MayorBobby Irons
Geography
Total Area25 sq mi (64.8 km2)
Land Area24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2)
Water Area0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation548 ft (167 m)
Demography
Total Population36721 (2006)
Density (pop.)559.9/km2 (1450.6/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)140049
Other information
Time zoneCentral (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes35630-35634
Area code256, 938
FIPS code01-26896
GNIS feature ID0118442

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Florence is a city in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.

According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721.

Florence is the largest and principal city of the Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals" (which includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia metropolitan areas in Colbert and Lauderdale counties). Florence is considered the primary economic hub of northwestern Alabama.

Florence was surveyed for the Cypress Land Company in 1818 by Italian surveyor Ferdinand Sannoner, who named it after Florence, the capital of the Tuscany region of Italy. Florence, Alabama was incorporated in 1826.

Florence is renowned for its annual tourism events, including Festival in the summer, and the in the autumn. Landmarks in Florence include the Rosenbaum House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home located in Alabama.

The type of municipal government is mayor-council.

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WC Handy festival entertains international guests - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF--"I don't think that locally we realize the music history we have in -Florence-, -Alabama-, and the Shoals," The WC Handy festival runs through Sunday. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:31:30 GMT+00:00
WAFF.com: North Alabama News, Radar, Weather, Sports and Jobs-Cars in Florence ... - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - University of North Alabama and Florence Police are looking for vandals who targeted several cars parked on the university's campus ... - Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:24:20 GMT+00:00
New unemployment numbers positive in northwest Alabama - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - Unemployment numbers dip below ten-percent in Lauderdale County for the first time in months. ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:47:47 GMT+00:00
Flagpole Magazine: Colorbearer of Athens, GA - Flagpole Magazine Tweet this news
Flagpole Magazine--Saw Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in my hometown (-Florence-, -AL-) in the early part of 1983 during my freshman year at The University of North Alabama. ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:14:01 GMT+00:00
Vague bill in Shoals leads to questions - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - A fight over how to slice up around $30000 tax dollars continues in the Shoals. ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:48:19 GMT+00:00
Meet the Republican Candidates Cookout - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF--Veterans Park is located off Cox Creek Parkway near Wilson Dam in -Florence-. All -Alabama- Republican candidates on the state, local, and federal levels have ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:52:22 GMT+00:00
Murder deal plea in jeopardy - WVLT Tweet this news
WVLT--The "Times Daily" in -Florence Alabama- quotes Knoxville police as saying Miranda is refusing to provide the names. It will be up to the prosecutors office to ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:41:04 GMT+00:00
Possible conference change for UNA - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - Rumors are flying about six Arkansas schools splitting from the Gulf South Conference leaving others, ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:06:37 GMT+00:00
Wait list for housing at UNA is quickly filling up - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - They got their acceptance letters and were planning on attending the University of North Alabama in the ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:15:28 GMT+00:00
California cold case haunts Shoals woman - WAFF Tweet this news
WAFF---FLORENCE-, -AL- (WAFF) - Solved in 2007, it was known at that time as the oldest cold case in Orange County, California, ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:20:42 GMT+00:00

Radio stations serving the Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama area

by AM frequency620 * 1240 * 1290 * 1340 * 1450 * 1590
by FM frequency88.7 * 89.9 * 91.3 * 92.3 * 93.9 * 94.9 * 96.1 * 101.5 * 103.5 * 105.5 * 106.3 * 107.3
by callsignWAKD * WBCF * WBTG * WBTG-FM * WFIX * WJHX * WLAY * WLAY-FM * WMSR-FM * WMXV * WQLT-FM * WQPR * WSBM * WVNA * WVNA-FM * WXFL * WYTK

Municipalities and communities of Lauderdale County, Alabama

County seat: Florence
CitiesFlorence
TownsAnderson * Killen * Lexington * Rogersville * St. Florian * Waterloo
CDPsUnderwood-Petersville
Unincorporated
communities
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