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'''Council District 3''' in [[Birmingham]] is represented by Councilor [[Valerie Abbott]].
[[File:Bham Council Districts.png|right|thumb|575px|Birmingham Council Districts. District 3 highlighted in pink]]
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'''Birmingham City Council District Three''' ('''District 3''') is a [[Birmingham City Council districts|legislative district]] of the [[City of Birmingham]] from which one representative on the [[Birmingham City Council]] and one member of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "[[Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)]]" ([[1989]]). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. As of the [[2020 U.S. Census]] the district has 22,378 residents, who are represented by Councilor [[Valerie Abbott]].
==Map==
 
* [http://www.informationbirmingham.com/citycouncil/district3.htm District 3 map] at informationbirmingham.com
District Three covers areas in southern [[Birmingham]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], adding sections of [[Five Points South neighborhood]] and the [[UAB campus]] from [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]] and ceding [[Crestwood North]], [[Oak Ridge Park]] and part of [[Gate City]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 5|District 5]]. In [[Birmingham City Council districts#2022 redistricting|2022]] parts of the [[Five Points South]] business district went to [[Birmingham City Council District 6|District 6]].


==Neighborhoods==
==Neighborhoods==
{| border="0" width="575"
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Crestwood]]
* [[Crestwood]]
** [[Crestwood North]]
** [[Crestwood South]] (western fifth)
** [[Crestwood South]]
* [[Southside community|Southside]]
** [[Five Points South]]
** [[Glen Iris]]
* [[Red Mountain community|Red Mountain]]
* [[Red Mountain community|Red Mountain]]
** [[Forest Park/South Avondale]]
** [[Forest Park]] (southern three-fourths)
** [[Highland Park]]
** [[Highland Park]]
** [[Redmont Park]]
** [[Redmont Park]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Southside community|Southside]]
** [[Five Points South neighborhood|Five Points South]] (southern 2/5th)
** [[Glen Iris]] (except for northern strip)
* [[Woodlawn community|Woodlawn]]
* [[Woodlawn community|Woodlawn]]
** [[Oak Ridge Park]]
** [[East Avondale]] (southern part)
|}


==Schools==
==Schools==
* [[Avondale Elementary School]]
* [[Avondale Elementary School]]
* [[EPIC School]]
* [[EPIC School]]
* [[Glen Iris Elementary School]]
* [[Oliver Elementary School]]
* [[Ramsay High School]]
* [[Ramsay High School]]
===[[Birmingham Board of Education]] members===
* [[Howard Bayless]], 2005-2009
* [[Brian Giattina]], 2009-2017
* [[Mary Boehm]], 2017–


==Libraries==
==Libraries==
* [[Avondale Library]]
* [[Avondale Library]]
* [[Southside Library]]
* [[Southside Library]]
==Representatives==
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[David Herring]]
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Jimmy Blake]]
* [[1997 Birmingham City Council election|1997]]: [[Jimmy Blake]]
* [[2001 Birmingham City Council election|2001]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
* [[2005 Birmingham City Council election|2005]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
* [[2013 Birmingham City Council election|2013]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
* [[2017 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
* [[2021 Birmingham City Council election|2017]]: [[Valerie Abbott]]
==External links==
* [https://gisweb.birminghamal.gov/StandardMaps/CityCouncil/District3-E.pdf Birmingham Council District 3 map] at gisweb.birminghamal.gov
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org


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[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|3]]

Latest revision as of 14:35, 23 April 2022

Birmingham Council Districts. District 3 highlighted in pink

Birmingham City Council District Three (District 3) is a legislative district of the City of Birmingham from which one representative on the Birmingham City Council and one member of the Birmingham Board of Education are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)" (1989). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. As of the 2020 U.S. Census the district has 22,378 residents, who are represented by Councilor Valerie Abbott.

District Three covers areas in southern Birmingham. The district's borders were modified in 2013, adding sections of Five Points South neighborhood and the UAB campus from District 5 and ceding Crestwood North, Oak Ridge Park and part of Gate City to District 5. In 2022 parts of the Five Points South business district went to District 6.

Neighborhoods

Schools

Birmingham Board of Education members

Libraries

Representatives

External links

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