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'''Historical demographics of [[Birmingham]]''' have been reported by the U. S. Census Bureau and other references. | |||
==Birmingham' | ==Birmingham Census Counts, 1880-2020== | ||
'''year''' '''pop.''' '''% | '''year''' '''pop.''' '''change''' '''%change''' | ||
1880 | 3,086 | - | - | | |||
1890 | 26,178 | +23,092 | +748.3% | (see [[1889 Birmingham annexation]]) | |||
1900 | 38,178 | +12,000 | +46.8% | | |||
1910 | 132,685 | +94,507 | +245.4% | (see [[Greater Birmingham]]) | |||
1920 | 178,806 | +46,121 | +34.8% | | |||
1930 | 259,678 | +80,872 | +45.2% | | |||
1940 | 267,583 | +7,905 | +3.0% | | |||
1950 | 326,037 | +58,454 | +21.9% | | |||
1960 | 340,887 | +14,850 | +4.6% | | |||
1970 | 300,910 | -39,977 | -11.7% | | |||
1980 | 284,413 | -16,497 | -5.5% | | |||
1990 | 265,968 | -18,445 | -6.5% | | |||
2000 | 242,820 | -23,128 | -8.7% | | |||
2010 | 212,237 | -30,583 | -12.6% | | |||
2020 | 200,733 | -11,504 | -5.4% | | |||
The success of the [[Greater Birmingham]] campaign in establishing the city as a major Southern metropolis was celebrated with a "[[Census Jubilee]]". Birmingham formally challenged the [[2010]] U.S. census, which showed a 12.6% decline in population. | |||
==Population estimates since the 2000 census== | |||
'''year''' '''pop.''' '''change''' '''%change''' '''cum.''' '''%cum.''' '''v.2010''' '''% v.2010'''<br> | |||
2000 | 242,051 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | |||
2001 | 239,786 | -2,265 | -0.94% | -2,265 | -0.94% | | | |||
2002 | 237,153 | -2,633 | -1.10% | -4,898 | -2.02% | | | |||
2003 | 235,959 | -1,194 | -0.50% | -6,092 | -2.52% | | | |||
2004 | 233,540 | -2,419 | -1.03% | -8,511 | -3.52% | | | |||
2005 | 232,137 | -1,403 | -0.60% | -9,914 | -4.10% | | | |||
2006 | 231,368 | -769 | -0.33% | -10,683 | -4.41% | | | |||
2007 | 230,618 | -750 | -0.32% | -11,433 | -4.72% | | | |||
2008 | 230,228 | -390 | -0.17% | -11,843 | -4.88% | | | |||
2009 | 230,131 | -97 | -0.04% | -11,580 | -4.92% | | | |||
2010 | 212,237 |-17,894 | -7.77% | -29,474 | -12.3% | n/a | n/a | |||
2011 | 212,413 | +176 | +0.08% | -29,638 | -12.4% | +176 | +0.08% | |||
2012 | 212,038 | -375 | -0.18% | -30,013 | -12.4% | -199 | -0.09% | |||
2013 | 212,113 | +75 | +0.04% | -29,938 | -12.4% | -124 | -0.06% | |||
2014 | 212,247 | +134 | +0.06% | -29,804 | -12.3% | +10 | +0.00% | |||
2015 | 212,461 | +214 | +0.10% | -29,590 | -12.2% | +224 | +0.11% | |||
2016 | 212,157 | -304 | -0.14% | -29,894 | -12.4% | -80 | -0.04% | |||
2017 | 210,710 | -1,447 | -0.68% | -31,341 | -12.9% | -1,527 | -0.72% | |||
2018 | 209,880 | -830 | -0.39% | -32,171 | -13.3% | -2,357 | -1.11% | |||
2019 | 209,400 | -480 | -0.23% | -32,651 | -13.5% | -2,837 | -1.34% | |||
2020 | 200,733 | −8,667 | -4.14% | -41,318 | –17.1% |-11,504 | -5.42% | |||
2021 | 197,575 | -3,158 | -1.57% | -44,476 | -18.4% |-14,662 | -6.91% | |||
2022 | 196,910 | -665 | -0.34% | -45,141 | -18.6$ |-15,327 | -7.22% | |||
* ''2011 through 2022 estimates were as announced each year, not as later revised.'' | |||
==Birmingham Population by Race== | ==Birmingham Population by Race== | ||
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1990 | 265,968 | 168,277 | 63.3% | 95,655 | 36.0% | 1990 | 265,968 | 168,277 | 63.3% | 95,655 | 36.0% | ||
2000 | 242,820 | 178,372 | 73.5% | 58,457 | 24.1% | 2000 | 242,820 | 178,372 | 73.5% | 58,457 | 24.1% | ||
2010 | 212,237 | 155,791 | 73.4% | 47,258 | 22.3% | |||
2020 | 200,733 | 136,731 | 68.1% | 45,993 | 22.9% | |||
==[[Greater Birmingham]], [[1909]]== | ==[[Greater Birmingham]], [[1909]]== | ||
'''section''' '''pop est''' | '''section''' '''pop est''' | ||
[[Birmingham]] (in corporate limits) | [[Birmingham]] (in corporate limits) | 45,000 | ||
[[ | [[Pratt City]] (incorporated) | 7,000 | ||
[[ | [[Ensley]] (incorporated) | 6,000 | ||
[[ | [[Avondale]] (incorporated) | 4,000 | ||
[[ | [[Woodlawn]] (incorporated) | 3,750 | ||
[[ | [[East Lake]] (incorporated) | 3,500 | ||
[[ | [[North Birmingham]] (incorporated) | 3,500 | ||
[[ | [[Wylam]] (incorporated) | 2,000 | ||
[[ | [[West End]] (incorporated) | 1,000 | ||
[[ | [[Elyton]], [[Smithfield]], [[Powderly]] (not inc) | 4,500 | ||
[[Gate City]], [[Irondale]] (not inc) | 2,500 | |||
[[ | [[Sayreton]] (not incorporated) | 2,500 | ||
[[Thomas]] (not incorporated) | [[Thomas]] (not incorporated) | 1,500 | ||
[[ | [[East Birmingham]] (not incorporated) | 1,000 | ||
[[ | [[Kingston]] (not incorporated) | 1,000 | ||
[[Lewisburg]] (not incorporated) | [[Lewisburg]] (not incorporated) | 1,000 | ||
[[Clifton]] (not incorporated) | [[Clifton]] (not incorporated) | 1,000 | ||
'''Total''' | '''Total''' | '''90,750''' | ||
==[[Italian immigration]] in Birmingham, 1890-1920== | ==[[Italian immigration]] in Birmingham, 1890-1920== | ||
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1910 | 1,846 | +366.3% | 1910 | 1,846 | +366.3% | ||
1920 | 2,160 | +117.0% | 1920 | 2,160 | +117.0% | ||
==Additional notes== | |||
* On February 4, 1891 the ''Birmingham Age-Herald'' reported that, "There are thirty-two Chinamen in Birmingham and sixty in Alabama." Two pages later, the same edition reported that the U.S. census estimated the state's Chinese population at 40, and that, "a gentleman of this city who is fond of the Celestials," made his own calculation, giving the figure for Birmingham as "more than thirty," and for Alabama, 58. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Our Chinese Population" (February 4, 1891) ''Birmingham Age-Herald'', p. 8 | |||
* Various U. S. Census tables cited in "Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000" at the Birmingham Public Library website. [http://www.bplonline.org/locations/central/gov/BirminghamsPopulation1880-2000.asp] - accessed April 24, 2006 | * Various U. S. Census tables cited in "Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000" at the Birmingham Public Library website. [http://www.bplonline.org/locations/central/gov/BirminghamsPopulation1880-2000.asp] - accessed April 24, 2006 | ||
* [http://www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php Population Estimates]. U. S. Census Bureau - accessed July 13, 2008 | |||
* [[Birmingfind]] (1981) ''The Italians: From Bisacquino to Birmingham.'' Birmingham: Birmingfind. | * [[Birmingfind]] (1981) ''The Italians: From Bisacquino to Birmingham.'' Birmingham: Birmingfind. | ||
* Cruikshank, | * {{Cruikshank-1920}} | ||
* Bryant, Joseph D. (June 30, 2011) "[https://www.al.com/spotnews/2011/06/birmingham_plans_to_contest_20.html Birmingham plans to contest 2010 Census, which showed city shrank by 12.6 percent]" {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] |
Latest revision as of 15:59, 18 May 2023
Historical demographics of Birmingham have been reported by the U. S. Census Bureau and other references.
Birmingham Census Counts, 1880-2020
year pop. change %change 1880 | 3,086 | - | - | 1890 | 26,178 | +23,092 | +748.3% | (see 1889 Birmingham annexation) 1900 | 38,178 | +12,000 | +46.8% | 1910 | 132,685 | +94,507 | +245.4% | (see Greater Birmingham) 1920 | 178,806 | +46,121 | +34.8% | 1930 | 259,678 | +80,872 | +45.2% | 1940 | 267,583 | +7,905 | +3.0% | 1950 | 326,037 | +58,454 | +21.9% | 1960 | 340,887 | +14,850 | +4.6% | 1970 | 300,910 | -39,977 | -11.7% | 1980 | 284,413 | -16,497 | -5.5% | 1990 | 265,968 | -18,445 | -6.5% | 2000 | 242,820 | -23,128 | -8.7% | 2010 | 212,237 | -30,583 | -12.6% | 2020 | 200,733 | -11,504 | -5.4% |
The success of the Greater Birmingham campaign in establishing the city as a major Southern metropolis was celebrated with a "Census Jubilee". Birmingham formally challenged the 2010 U.S. census, which showed a 12.6% decline in population.
Population estimates since the 2000 census
year pop. change %change cum. %cum. v.2010 % v.2010
2000 | 242,051 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | 2001 | 239,786 | -2,265 | -0.94% | -2,265 | -0.94% | | 2002 | 237,153 | -2,633 | -1.10% | -4,898 | -2.02% | | 2003 | 235,959 | -1,194 | -0.50% | -6,092 | -2.52% | | 2004 | 233,540 | -2,419 | -1.03% | -8,511 | -3.52% | | 2005 | 232,137 | -1,403 | -0.60% | -9,914 | -4.10% | | 2006 | 231,368 | -769 | -0.33% | -10,683 | -4.41% | | 2007 | 230,618 | -750 | -0.32% | -11,433 | -4.72% | | 2008 | 230,228 | -390 | -0.17% | -11,843 | -4.88% | | 2009 | 230,131 | -97 | -0.04% | -11,580 | -4.92% | | 2010 | 212,237 |-17,894 | -7.77% | -29,474 | -12.3% | n/a | n/a 2011 | 212,413 | +176 | +0.08% | -29,638 | -12.4% | +176 | +0.08% 2012 | 212,038 | -375 | -0.18% | -30,013 | -12.4% | -199 | -0.09% 2013 | 212,113 | +75 | +0.04% | -29,938 | -12.4% | -124 | -0.06% 2014 | 212,247 | +134 | +0.06% | -29,804 | -12.3% | +10 | +0.00% 2015 | 212,461 | +214 | +0.10% | -29,590 | -12.2% | +224 | +0.11% 2016 | 212,157 | -304 | -0.14% | -29,894 | -12.4% | -80 | -0.04% 2017 | 210,710 | -1,447 | -0.68% | -31,341 | -12.9% | -1,527 | -0.72% 2018 | 209,880 | -830 | -0.39% | -32,171 | -13.3% | -2,357 | -1.11% 2019 | 209,400 | -480 | -0.23% | -32,651 | -13.5% | -2,837 | -1.34% 2020 | 200,733 | −8,667 | -4.14% | -41,318 | –17.1% |-11,504 | -5.42% 2021 | 197,575 | -3,158 | -1.57% | -44,476 | -18.4% |-14,662 | -6.91% 2022 | 196,910 | -665 | -0.34% | -45,141 | -18.6$ |-15,327 | -7.22% * 2011 through 2022 estimates were as announced each year, not as later revised.
Birmingham Population by Race
year total black %b white %w 1880 | 3,086 | - | - | - | - 1890 | 26,178 | 11,254 | 43.0% | 14,909 | 57.0% 1900 | 38,415 | 16,575 | 43.1% | 21,832 | 56.8% 1910 | 132,685 | 52,305 | 39.4% | 80,369 | 60.6% 1920 | 178,806 | 70,230 | 39.3% | 108,550 | 60.7% 1930 | 259,678 | 99,077 | 38.2% | 160,551 | 61.8% 1940 | 267,583 | 108,938 | 40.7% | 158,622 | 59.3% 1950 | 326,037 | 130,025 | 39.9% | 195,922 | 60.1% 1960 | 340,887 | 135,113 | 39.6% | 205,620 | 60.3% 1970 | 300,910 | 126,388 | 42.0% | 173,729 | 57.8% 1980 | 284,413 | 158,224 | 55.6% | 124,729 | 43.9% 1990 | 265,968 | 168,277 | 63.3% | 95,655 | 36.0% 2000 | 242,820 | 178,372 | 73.5% | 58,457 | 24.1% 2010 | 212,237 | 155,791 | 73.4% | 47,258 | 22.3% 2020 | 200,733 | 136,731 | 68.1% | 45,993 | 22.9%
Greater Birmingham, 1909
section pop est Birmingham (in corporate limits) | 45,000 Pratt City (incorporated) | 7,000 Ensley (incorporated) | 6,000 Avondale (incorporated) | 4,000 Woodlawn (incorporated) | 3,750 East Lake (incorporated) | 3,500 North Birmingham (incorporated) | 3,500 Wylam (incorporated) | 2,000 West End (incorporated) | 1,000 Elyton, Smithfield, Powderly (not inc) | 4,500 Gate City, Irondale (not inc) | 2,500 Sayreton (not incorporated) | 2,500 Thomas (not incorporated) | 1,500 East Birmingham (not incorporated) | 1,000 Kingston (not incorporated) | 1,000 Lewisburg (not incorporated) | 1,000 Clifton (not incorporated) | 1,000 Total | 90,750
Italian immigration in Birmingham, 1890-1920
year pop. %change 1890 | 130 | - 1900 | 504 | +489.3% 1910 | 1,846 | +366.3% 1920 | 2,160 | +117.0%
Additional notes
- On February 4, 1891 the Birmingham Age-Herald reported that, "There are thirty-two Chinamen in Birmingham and sixty in Alabama." Two pages later, the same edition reported that the U.S. census estimated the state's Chinese population at 40, and that, "a gentleman of this city who is fond of the Celestials," made his own calculation, giving the figure for Birmingham as "more than thirty," and for Alabama, 58.
References
- "Our Chinese Population" (February 4, 1891) Birmingham Age-Herald, p. 8
- Various U. S. Census tables cited in "Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000" at the Birmingham Public Library website. [1] - accessed April 24, 2006
- Population Estimates. U. S. Census Bureau - accessed July 13, 2008
- Birmingfind (1981) The Italians: From Bisacquino to Birmingham. Birmingham: Birmingfind.
- Cruikshank, George H. (1920) History of Birmingham and Its Environs: A Narrative Account of Their Historical Progress, Their People, and Their Principal Interests 2 volumes. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company. - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Bryant, Joseph D. (June 30, 2011) "Birmingham plans to contest 2010 Census, which showed city shrank by 12.6 percent" The Birmingham News