Hooper City
Hooper City | |
Birmingham neighborhoods | |
District(s) | 9 |
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Community | North Birmingham community |
Population | 708 |
Area | N/A |
President | Anthony Douglas |
Meeting site | Hooper City Recreation Center, (map) |
Meeting day | 2nd Monday |
Website | |
Neighborhood map | Hooper City |
Hooper City is a neighborhood in the North Birmingham community which stretches along the northern edges of the city on either side of Coalburg Road west of I-65 between Fultondale and Forestdale.
Hooper City was founded in 1922 by Andrew Hooper, who exchanged a few acres in Fairfield for the undeveloped 30-acre parcel. It grew into an unincorporated community before being annexed into Birmingham.
In 1973 the City of Birmingham purchased the former Hooper City School property for re-use as a recreation center. In October of that year, Birmingham City Council member Russell Yarbrough negotiated a cost-sharing plan with Jefferson County Commissioner Tom Gloor to extend a planned federally-funded sewer line to Daniel Payne College to service the community, thereby eliminating nearly 300 "pit toilets" then in use.
The neighborhood borders Fairmont to the southeast, Acipco-Finley and Thomas to the south, and Smithfield Estates to the west. Much of the neighborhood is undeveloped, with no schools or public buildings within its borders. Hooper City Park and Hairston Park are located in the residential area south of Daniel Payne Drive. Elementary age students attend South Hampton or Lewis Elementary Schools, Daniel Payne or Hudson Middle Schools, and Jackson-Olin or Carver High Schools.
The Hooper City Neighborhood Association meets on the second Monday of each month at the Hooper City Recreation Center.
Neighborhood presidents
Demographics
- 2010: 921 (85.1% Black)
- 2020: 708 (90.7% Black)
References
- Isaacson, Lou (October 3, 1973) "Another community appealing to council." The Birmingham News, p. 54 - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections
- Spotswood, Francis (October 17, 1973) "Jeffco, Birmingham will help Hoover City obtain sewers." [sic] The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections