Birmingham (Michigan)

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Birmingham
Birmingham (Michigan)
Birmingham
Birmingham
Location in Michigan
Basic data
Foundation : 1819
State : United States
State : Michigan
County : Oakland County
Coordinates : 42 ° 33 ′  N , 83 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 33 ′  N , 83 ° 13 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 19,291 (status: 2000)
5,456,428 (status: 2000)
Population density : 1,555.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 12.4 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) of
which 12.4 km 2  (about 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 237 m
Postcodes : 48009, 48012
Area code : +1 248
FIPS : 26-08640
GNIS ID : 0621444
Website : www.ci.birmingham.mi.us
Mayor : Donald F. Carney Jr.

Birmingham is a city in Oakland County , Michigan , United States . Birmingham is an affluent suburb of Detroit , with a pedestrian-friendly and beautifully landscaped downtown area that draws strollers from all over the area. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​12.4 km² with 19,291 inhabitants in 2000.

Michigan Highway 1 (Woodward Ave) connects Birmingham as a dead straight road with Detroit, some 20 km away. In Birmingham itself a branch line was built as early as 1939, so that "Old Woodward" could be built in what is now the city center with restaurants, shops and cinemas.

The Cranbrook Educational Community in the immediate vicinity of the city is internationally known .

The globally active damage restorer Belfor is headquartered in Birmingham. For a long time, Birmingham was also the seat of the architectural office of the architect Eero Saarinen , Eero Saarinen & Associates .

Known residents