Jefferson County, Alabama
![]() Jefferson County Courthouse |
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US state : | Alabama |
Administrative headquarters : | Birmingham |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N. Birmingham, AL 35203-0100 |
Foundation : | December 13, 1819 |
Area code : | 001 205 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 658,466 (2010) |
Population density : | 228.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2911 km² |
Water surface : | 29 km² |
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Website : www.jeffcointouch.com |
The Jefferson County is a county in the US state of Alabama of the United States . The county seat is Birmingham .
On November 9, 2011, the county filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy over $ 3 billion in debt . This is the largest case of a US county bankruptcy to date, triggered by a financial construct of a banking group that was supposed to finance a new sewage and sewer system.
geography
The county is located north of the geographic center of Alabama has an area of 2911 square kilometers, of which 29 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Blount County , St. Clair County , Shelby County , Bibb County , Tuscaloosa County, and Walker County .
history
Jefferson County was formed on December 13, 1819. It was named after Thomas Jefferson , the third President of America and one of the founding fathers of the United States . The first district capital was Carrollsville in 1819, then Elyton in 1821 and since 1873 Birmingham.
Historical objects
Located at numbers 3233, 3232, and 3236 at 29th Avenue North is the historic Parsonage Bethel Baptist Church and Guardhouse . The church with its two outbuildings was listed on April 5, 2005 on the National Register of Historic Places with the number 05000455.
A total of 170 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of April 2, 2020), with the Bethel Baptist Church, Parsonage and Guardhouse , Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and the Sloss Blast Furnace Site having the status of one Have National Historic Landmarks .
Demographic data
growth of population | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1830 | 6855 | - | |
1840 | 7131 | 4% | |
1850 | 8989 | 26.1% | |
1860 | 11,746 | 30.7% | |
1870 | 12,345 | 5.1% | |
1880 | 23,272 | 88.5% | |
1890 | 88.501 | 280.3% | |
1900 | 140.420 | 58.7% | |
1910 | 226.476 | 61.3% | |
1920 | 310.054 | 36.9% | |
1930 | 431.493 | 39.2% | |
1940 | 459.930 | 6.6% | |
1950 | 558.928 | 21.5% | |
1960 | 634.864 | 13.6% | |
1970 | 644.991 | 1.6% | |
1980 | 671,324 | 4.1% | |
1990 | 651.525 | -2.9% | |
2000 | 662.047 | 1.6% | |
2010 | 658.466 | -0.5% | |
Before 1900
1900–1990 2000 2010 |
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Jefferson County's population was 662,047 as of the 2000 census . 16,113 of them lived in collective accommodation, the other residents lived in 263,265 households and 175,861 families. The population density was 230 inhabitants per square kilometer. By race , the population was composed of 58.1% White, 39.36% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 0.59% other races. 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos , regardless of race.
Of the 263,265 households, 30.8 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. There were married couples living together in 46.1 percent, 17.2 percent were single mothers, 33.2 percent were not families, 28.7 percent of all households were single households and 9.9 percent had people aged 65 and over or above. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.
24.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.6 percent between 18 and 24, 29.7 percent between 25 and 44, 22.3 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.6 percent were 65 years or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males and for females aged 18 and over there were 84.5 males.
The median income for a household in the 36,868 US dollars , and the median income for a family 45,951 dollars. Men had a median income of $ 35,954 and women $ 26,631. The per capita income was $ 20,892. 11.6 percent of families and 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
In November 2011, it was announced that the county was insolvent because it rushed to rehabilitate the sewer system. A rescue plan in which creditors were supposed to forego a billion dollars had failed due to resistance from the local council.
Attractions
In Birmingham is the Birmingham Botanical Garden , a botanical garden with an area of 273,000 m².
Another botanical garden is located in Hoover , these are the Aldridge Botanical Gardens with an area of 121,000 m².
Places in Jefferson County
- Acipcoville
- Acton
- Adamsville
- Airport Highlands
- Alden
- Altamont Park
- Alton
- Argo
- Avalon Park
- Avon Park
- Avondale
- Ayres
- Bagley
- Barnisdale Forest
- Bartonville
- Bay View
- Bel Air
- Belle Haven
- Beltona
- Belwood
- Bendale
- Bentley Hills
- Berkley Hills
- Berney Points
- Bessemer
- Bessemer Gardens
- Bessemer Homestead
- Bessemer Junction
- Bessie
- Bessie Junction
- Beverly Station
- Birmingham
- Biscayne Highlands
- Black Creek
- Black Diamond
- Blossburg
- Blue Creek
- Blue Creek Junction
- Blue Ridge Estates
- Bluff Park
- Bon-Air
- Booker Heights
- Boyles Highlands
- Brentwood Hills
- Brickyard Junction
- Bridlewood Forest Estates
- Brighton
- Brookhurst
- Brooklane Place
- Brookside
- Brownville
- Buena Vista Highlands
- Bush
- Cahaba Crest
- Cahaba Heights
- Cahaba Hills
- Camp Horne
- Cardiff
- Center Point
- Center Point Gardens
- Centercrest
- Centerwood Estates
- Central Highlands
- Central Park Highlands
- Chalkville
- Chapel Hill
- Cherokee Forest
- Chetopa
- Chinn
- Clay
- Cloverdale
- Coalburg
- Coaldale
- Collins
- Columbus
- Concord
- Corner
- Cottage Hill
- Country Club Highlands
- Country Estates
- County Line
- Crescent Heights
- Crestline Gardens
- Crestline Heights
- Crestline Park
- Crestview Hills
- Crockard Junction
- Crosston
- Crumley Chapel
- Daisey City
- Danville
- Docena
- Dolomites
- Dolonar
- Dolonar Junction
- Douglasville
- Duncan
- East Birmingham
- East Boyles
- East Brighton
- East Haven
- East Irondale
- East Lake
- East Thomas
- East Thomas Gardens
- Eastern Valley
- Eastwood
- Edgemont
- Edgemont Park
- Edgemoor Estates
- Edgewater
- Edgewater Junction
- Edgewood
- Elyton
- English Village
- Ensley
- Ensley Junction
- Euclid Estates
- Exum
- Ezra
- Fairfield
- Fairfield Highlands
- Fairfield Village
- If junction
- Fernwood Estates
- Fieldstown
- Five Points East
- Five Points South
- Flat Creek
- Flat top
- Flint Hill
- Forest acres
- Forest Hills
- Forest Park
- Forestdale
- Fountain Heights
- Frances Heights
- Franklin Gardens
- Fulton Springs
- Fultondale
- Gardendale
- Garywood
- Gate City
- Genery
- Germania
- Gilmore
- Glasgow
- Glen Hills
- Glen Oaks
- Glencoe
- Glendale
- Glenview
- Godwin Estates
- Gordon Heights
- Grants Mill
- Grasselli
- Graymont
- Grayson Valley
- Graysville
- Green acres
- Greenwood
- Grove Park
- Harlem Heights
- Harriman Park
- Hayes Highland
- Hickory Grove
- Hillman
- Hillman Gardens
- Hillman Park
- Hilltop
- Hillview
- Hobson
- Holiday Gardens
- Holiday Park Estates
- Hollywood
- Homewood
- Hooper City
- Hoover
- Hopewell
- Hudson Gardens
- Hudson Grove
- Hueytown
- Hueytown Crest
- Huffman
- Huffman Gardens
- Humoro
- Hyde Park
- Industrial City
- Ingle Terrace
- Inglenook
- Interurban Heights
- Irondale
- Ishkooda
- Ivanhoe
- Jefferson Hills
- Jefferson Park
- jet
- Jones Valley
- Jonesboro
- Ketona
- Kilgore
- Killough Springs
- Kimberly
- Kimbrell
- Kingston
- Kingsway Terrace
- Labuco
- Lacey's Chapel
- Lake Drive Estates
- Lake Highlands
- Lake Shore Estates
- Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview Park
- Lakewood
- Lakewood Estate
- Lakewood Hills
- Larkwood
- Lawsontown
- Leeds
- Lewisburg
- Liberty Highlands
- Linn Crossing
- Linton
- Lipscomb
- Little Shoal
- Littleton
- Lola City
- Loveless Park
- Lovick
- Lowetown
- Lynn Acres
- Madison
- Magnolia Courts
- Majestic
- Maplewood
- Marks Village
- Martins
- Mason City
- Masseyline
- Maxine
- Mayfair
- Maytown
- McAdory
- McCalla
- McCombs
- McDonald Chapel
- Meadowood Heights
- Media
- Midfield
- Minor
- Monmouth
- Monte Sano
- Moore Corner
- Morgan
- Morningside
- Morris
- Mount Olive
- Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook Village
- Mountain park
- Mountaindale
- Mud Creek
- Mulga
- Mulga mine
- Muscoda
- Nelson Heights
- New Castle
- New Hill
- Norris Junction
- North Birmingham
- North Highlands
- North Johns
- North Lake Park
- Norwood
- Oak Crossing
- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove Estates
- Oak Hills
- Oak Lawn
- Oak Park
- Oak Ridge Park
- Oakhurst
- Oakville
- Oakwood
- Old Jonesboro
- Overton
- Owenton
- Oxmoor
- Palmerdale
- Palos
- Park Courts
- Park Place
- Parker Heights
- Parkwood
- Partridge Crossroads
- Patton Chapel
- Paul's Hill
- Penfield Heights
- Pete's Crossroads
- Phillips Estates
- Phoenixville
- Pine Crest
- Pineview
- Pinkney City
- Pinson
- Plain View
- Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove Estates
- Pleasant Hill
- Port Birmingham
- porter
- Powderly
- Powderly Hills
- Powhatan
- Praco
- Pratt City
- Queenstown
- Quintown
- Raimund
- Red Wine
- Redmont Park
- Republic
- Rice
- Robbins Crossroads
- Robinwood
- Rock Creek
- Rockdale
- Rocky Ridge
- Roebuck
- Roebuck Crest Estates
- Roebuck Forest
- Roebuck Gardens
- Roebuck Park
- Roebuck Plaza
- Roebuck Springs
- Roebuck Terrace
- Roosevelt
- Roosevelt-Cairo Village
- Roper
- Rose Hill
- Rosedale
- Rosemont
- Ruffner
- Russell Heights
- Rutledge Springs
- Sandusky
- Sayre
- Sayreton
- Scott City
- Self Creek
- Seloca
- Shades Cliff
- Shady Brook
- Shady Grove
- Shadywood
- Shannon
- Sherman Heights
- Short Creek
- Skyview
- Smithfield
- Smithson
- Snowtown
- South highlands
- Southwood
- Spaulding
- Spring Lake Estates
- Springdale
- Springdale
- Sueann
- Summit Farm
- Sumter
- Sun Valley
- Sylvan Springs
- Tarpley
- Tarrant
- Tarrant Heights
- Thomas
- Thomas Acres
- Toadvine
- Trafford
- Trotwood Park
- Trussville
- Union Grove
- Upper Coalburg
- Valhalla
- Valley Creek
- Vanderbilt
- Vestavia Hills
- Village Creek
- Village Springs
- Vineland Park
- Vines Mill
- Virginia
- Vulcan
- Vulcan City
- Wahouma
- Walker Chapel
- Walnut Grove
- Would
- Warrior
- Washington Heights
- Watson
- Weems
- Weller
- Wenonah
- West end
- West Ensley
- West Fairfield
- West highlands
- West Jefferson
- West Lake Highlands
- West Sayre
- Westfield
- Westwood
- Wheeling Crossroad
- Wilkes
- Windsor Highlands
- Winnetka
- Woodaire Estates
- Woodcrest
- Woodlawn
- Woodlawn Heights
- Woodmont
- Woodward
- Woodward Junction
- Wylam
- Zion City
- Zion Heights
See also
Web links
- Official website
- Official website of the Aldridge Botanical Gardens
- Official website of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens
literature
- Thomas McAdory Owen: History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. SJ Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago IL 1921.
- Virginia O. Foscue: Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa et al. 1989, ISBN 0-8173-0410-X .
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 161562. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ Jefferson County at alabama.gov
- ^ Looting Main Street, History and Causes of the Jefferson County, Alabama, Bankruptcy in Rolling Stone, March 31, 2010
- ^ Largest Municipal Bankruptcy Filed WSJ, November 10, 2011
- ↑ Bayerische Landesbank is a creditor with 52.1 million dollars
- ↑ Extract from the Encyclopedia of Alabama . Retrieved February 12, 2011
- ↑ NRIS
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↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 2, 2020.
Weekly List on the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed April 2, 2020.
Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Alabama. National Park Service , accessed April 2, 2020. - ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Extract from census.gov ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012
- ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
- ↑ Jefferson County, Alabama , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .
- ↑ sinking in the sewers. Retrieved November 15, 2011 (German).
- ↑ Sweet Home Alabama was once upon a time. Archived from the original on November 12, 2011 ; accessed on November 15, 2011 (German).
Web links
Coordinates: 33 ° 35 ′ N , 86 ° 52 ′ W