Birmingham, Alabama
City
Right to left, from top: Downtown, Vulcan statue, 16th Street Baptist Church, City Hall, Alabama Theatre, and the Birmingham Museum of Art
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Nickname(s):  "The Magic City", "Pittsburgh of the South"
Location in Jefferson County , Alabama
Birmingham Location in the United States
Coordinates: 33°31′03″N 86°48′34″W  /  33.51750°N 86.80944°W  / 33.51750; -86.80944
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Jefferson , Shelby
Incorporated	December 19, 1871
Named for	Birmingham , United Kingdom
Government
? Type	Mayor ? Council
? Mayor	Randall Woodfin ( D )
Area [1]
?  City	149.54 sq mi (387.31 km 2 )
? Land	147.02 sq mi (380.77 km 2 )
? Water	2.52 sq mi (6.53 km 2 )
Elevation [2]	597 ft (182 m)
Population   ( 2020 ) [3]
?  City	200,733
? Estimate  (2022) [3]	196,910
? Rank	124th in the United States 2nd in Alabama
? Density	1,365.37/sq mi (527.17/km 2 )
?  Urban	774,956 ( US: 58th )
? Urban density	1,521.7/sq mi (587.5/km 2 )
?  Metro [4]	1,115,289 ( 50th )
Time zone	UTC?6 ( CST )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC?5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	35201-35224, 35226, 35228-35229, 35231-35238, 35242-35244, 35246, 35249, 35253-35255, 35259-35261, 35266, 35270, 35282-35283, 35285, 35287-35288, 35290-35298
Area codes	205, 659
FIPS code	01-07000
GNIS feature ID	2403868 [2]
Website	www .birminghamal .gov

Birmingham is the second- or third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama , with about 197,000 people living in it. ^[3] It is the county seat of Jefferson County . Its metropolitan area is the biggest in Alabama with more than 1.1 million people living in it. The city has an area of about 152 square miles (390 km ² ) and an elevation of 614 feet (187 m) above sea level .

History [ change | change source ]

Birmingham was founded in 1871. Three smaller towns came together to make one, which grew into a large town. It was named after Birmingham, England , a British industrial city. The Alabama city is famous for its iron ore , coal , and limestone , which were used in the town's steel mill s.

Birmingham Sunday [ change | change source ]

Birmingham became famous around the world when a bomb exploded in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church on Sunday September 15 , 1963 . Four young black girls were killed. A member of the Ku Klux Klan was charged for the bombing many years later. Richard Farina wrote a sad song called "Birmingham Sunday" in 1964 to the tune of "I Love A Lass". ^[5] It has been recorded by several singers, including Joan Baez .

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