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'''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== |
Revision as of 16:10, 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 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%
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.