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Alabama's 8th congressional district From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search "AL 8" redirects here. For Alabama State Route 8, see U.S. Route 80 in Alabama. Alabama's 8th congressional district (obsolete) Population (1960) 383,625 Created 1870 Census Eliminated 1970 Census Years 1873-1973 Alabama's 8th Congressional District, now obsolete, was established after the 1870 Census, which gave Alabama two additional seats in Congress.[1] At present, Alabama has seven congressional districts represented in the United States House of Representatives. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alabama was apportioned eight congressional seats as a result of the 1880 census. In 1893-1913 there were nine seats, and on 1913-1933 there were ten seats, the maximum ever for Alabama. In 1970, Alabama lost its eighth seat when population could no longer support more than seven seats. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama%27s_8th_congressional_district
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