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‘Birmingham,’ is the biggest city in the Alabama state of the USA. This city is the seat of Jefferson County as well. It was founded in 1871 as an industrial enterprise after the end of U.S. Civil War. The city was named after the main industrial city of the UK, Birmingham. This city has remained a major industrial center of the Southern USA in 20th century. Its growth earned it several nicknames like ‘The Magic City’ and ‘The Pittsburgh of the South.’ >> More
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The economy of this city remained diversified in the 20th century. Manufacturing industry had its monopoly there. Other industries like banking, insurance, medicine, publishing and biotechnology grew here over the years. This city has emerged as one of the most important business centers in the Southeastern United States. It is the largest banking center in the USA. This city headquarters many Fortune 500 Companies.
Birmingham received national and international attention as a center of the civil rights struggle for African-Americans in the 1950s and '60s. This city was given the derisive nickname ‘Bombingham’ due to a string of racially motivated bombings that took place during that period. The foundation of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1970 developed it into a major medical and research center. The city elected Richard Arrington Jr. its first African-American mayor in 1979.
According to the 2000 census, the population of this city is 242,820. Its population has been falling drastically over the past few decades. They went down to 242,820 in 2000 from 340,887 in 1960. As per the recent U.S. Census Bureau, this city has a total area of 151.9 square miles, out of which 149.9 square miles is land and 2.0 square miles is water.
Birmingham has humid and hot summers and mild winters. It has abundant rainfall. The city sees average daily high temperatures of 53.0 °F (11.7 °C) and lows of 31.8 °F (-0.1 °C) in January. Its average daily high is 90.6 °F (32.6 °C) and the low is 69.7 °F (20.9°C) in the month of July.
