Central Park neighborhood

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Central Park
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Birmingham neighborhoods
District(s) 8
Community Five Points West community
Population 2,954
Area N/A
President Vickie Moore
Meeting site Five Points West Library, (map)
Meeting day 2nd Thursday
Website
Neighborhood map Central Park

Central Park neighborhood is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It lies to the north of Village Creek and mainly south of Bessemer Road (U.S. Highway 11), with a section between Ensley-Five Points West Avenue and Avenue Q extending northward to Warrior Road. Neighborhood landmarks include the Birmingham CrossPlex on the site of the former Alabama State Fairgrounds and the Five Points West Shopping Center to the northeast and Central Park in the southwest.

The neighborhood is represented by Birmingham City Council District 7 and District 8. Students in the neighborhood attend Central Park K-8 School and Jackson-Olin High School.

The Central Park Neighborhood Association meets on the second Thursday of each month at Five Points West Library.

Presidents

Demographics

  • 2010: 4,464 (89.5% Black)
  • 2020: 2,954 (88.7% Black)