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'''Penfield Park''' is a small [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Airport Hills]] community, north of [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] between [[Airport Road]], [[Lawson Road]], [[Marshall Avenue]] and [[Tarrant-Huffman Road]]. The neighborhood is made up mainly of houses in the [[Penfield Heights]] subdivision. [[Rosalyn Heights]] was annexed into Birmingham in [[1964]] and the rest of the neighborhood was annexed along with the larger Airport Hills area in [[1977]]. | '''Penfield Park''', sometimes rendered as '''PenField Park''' is a small [[List of Birmingham neighborhoods|neighborhood]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Airport Hills]] community, north of [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] between [[Airport Road]], [[Lawson Road]], [[Marshall Avenue]] and [[Tarrant-Huffman Road]]. The neighborhood is made up mainly of houses in the [[Penfield Heights]] subdivision. | ||
[[Rosalyn Heights]] was annexed into Birmingham in [[1964]] and the rest of the neighborhood was annexed along with the larger Airport Hills area in [[1977]]. | |||
It abuts the [[Zion City]] and [[Brownsville Heights]] neighborhoods to the south, [[Brummitt Heights]] and [[Pine Knoll Vista]] to the west, [[Maple Grove]] to the north, and [[Roebuck]] to the east. | It abuts the [[Zion City]] and [[Brownsville Heights]] neighborhoods to the south, [[Brummitt Heights]] and [[Pine Knoll Vista]] to the west, [[Maple Grove]] to the north, and [[Roebuck]] to the east. | ||
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* 2010: 731 (99.5% Black) | * 2010: 731 (99.5% Black) | ||
* 2020: 592 (96.5% Black) | * 2020: 592 (96.5% Black) | ||
==References== | |||
* Morrow, Eunice Holt (July 16, 1980) "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/45/rec/1 Residents ask for, get improvements]." {{BN}} - via {{BPLDC}} | |||
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Revision as of 11:04, 28 March 2024
| Penfield Park | |
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Birmingham neighborhoods |
| District(s) | 4 |
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| Community | Airport Hills |
| Population | 592 |
| Area | N/A |
| President | Willie Biggs |
| Meeting site | Maple Grove Church of God, (map) |
| Meeting day | 2nd Thursday |
| Website | |
| Neighborhood map | Penfield Park |
Penfield Park, sometimes rendered as PenField Park is a small neighborhood in Birmingham's Airport Hills community, north of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport between Airport Road, Lawson Road, Marshall Avenue and Tarrant-Huffman Road. The neighborhood is made up mainly of houses in the Penfield Heights subdivision.
Rosalyn Heights was annexed into Birmingham in 1964 and the rest of the neighborhood was annexed along with the larger Airport Hills area in 1977.
It abuts the Zion City and Brownsville Heights neighborhoods to the south, Brummitt Heights and Pine Knoll Vista to the west, Maple Grove to the north, and Roebuck to the east.
The neighborhood is represented by William Parker in Birmingham City Council District 4. Willie Biggs is president of the Penfield Park Neighborhood Association, which meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the Maple Grove Church of God on Lawson Road.
Students in Penfield Park attend Robinson Elementary School, Ossie Ware Middle School, and Huffman High School. There are no parks or public facilities in the neighborhood, but it is close to Birmingham Fire Station No. 29 in Maple Grove. Friendship Baptist Church is the largest congregation in Penfield Park.
Neighborhood presidents
- Carnella Norman, 2002-
- Dorris B. Parker/Willie Biggs, 2006-
- Willie Biggs, 2012-2021
- Pettus Strong Jr, 2021
Demographics
- 2010: 731 (99.5% Black)
- 2020: 592 (96.5% Black)
References
- Morrow, Eunice Holt (July 16, 1980) "Residents ask for, get improvements." The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections