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1990 | 265,968 | -6.5% | | 1990 | 265,968 | -6.5% | | ||
2000 | 242,820 | -8.7% | | 2000 | 242,820 | -8.7% | | ||
==July 1 Population estimates since the 2000 census== | |||
'''year''' '''pop.''' '''%change''' | |||
2000 | 242,055 | -0.32% | | |||
2001 | 239,786 | -0.94% | | |||
2002 | 237,125 | -1.11% | | |||
2003 | 235,876 | -0.53% | | |||
2004 | 233,399 | -1.05% | | |||
2005 | 231,877 | -0.65% | | |||
2006 | 230,914 | -0.42% | | |||
2007 | 229,800 | -0.48% | | |||
==Birmingham Population by Race== | ==Birmingham Population by Race== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* 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, George (1920) ''A History of Birmingham and Its Environs.'' Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. | * Cruikshank, George (1920) ''A History of Birmingham and Its Environs.'' Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] |
Revision as of 16:05, 13 July 2008
The Historical demographics of Birmingham are recorded in the following tables from the United States census:
Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000
year pop. %change 1880 | 3,086 | - | 1890 | 26,178 | +748.3% | (see 1889 Birmingham annexation) 1900 | 38,178 | +46.8% | 1910 | 132,685 | +245.4% | (see Greater Birmingham) 1920 | 178,806 | +34.8% | 1930 | 259,678 | +45.2% | 1940 | 267,583 | +3.0% | 1950 | 326,037 | +21.9% | 1960 | 340,887 | +4.6% | 1970 | 300,910 | -11.7% | 1980 | 284,413 | -5.5% | 1990 | 265,968 | -6.5% | 2000 | 242,820 | -8.7% |
July 1 Population estimates since the 2000 census
year pop. %change
2000 | 242,055 | -0.32% | 2001 | 239,786 | -0.94% | 2002 | 237,125 | -1.11% | 2003 | 235,876 | -0.53% | 2004 | 233,399 | -1.05% | 2005 | 231,877 | -0.65% | 2006 | 230,914 | -0.42% | 2007 | 229,800 | -0.48% |
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%
Greater Birmingham, 1909
section pop est Birmingham (in corporate limits) | 45,000 Avondale (incorporated) | 4,000 Woodlawn (incorporated) | 3,750 East Lake (incorporated) | 3,500 North Birmingham (incorporated) | 3,500 West End (incorporated) | 1,000 Pratt City (incorporated) | 7,000 Ensley (incorporated) | 6,000 Wylam (incorporated) | 2,000 East Birmingham (not incorporated) | 1,000 Kingston (not incorporated) | 1,000 Elyton, Smithfield, Powderly (not inc) | 4,500 Thomas (not incorporated) | 1,500 Gate City, Irondale (not inc) | 2,500 Sayreton (not incorporated) | 2,500 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%
References
- 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 (1920) A History of Birmingham and Its Environs. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.