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  Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The metropolitan area consists of the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area and the Cullman micropolitan area.
It is the 48th largest metropolitan area in the United States according to the 2000 U.S. Census.
Birmingham is served by the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority through the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus system.However, BJCTA has been direly underfunded partly because Alabama's constitution limits the ability of local governments to tax citizens.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman_Metropolitan_Area   (858 words)

  
 Read about Birmingham at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Birmingham and learn about Birmingham here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Birmingham is served by a number of major roads such as, the M6 motorway, the M40, the M5, the M42 motorway and the M6 Toll.
Birmingham Conservatoire, now part of the UCE, was established over 100 years ago and is recognised as one of the major national colleges of music which focuses on performance and composition.
Birmingham Town Hall and was the sixteenth President of The Birmingham and Midland Institute.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Birmingham   (5068 words)

  
 The Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey
The Birmingham Metropolitan statistical area consists of four (4) counties: Jefferson, Shelby, Blount and St. Clair, located in a region of hills and valleys that crosses the north central part of Alabama within the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain range.
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham includes these four counties, plus Walker County, in the area it has served since 1949.  Jefferson and Shelby counties were chosen for this study because they represent the major concentration of urbanized area within the MSA, as well as a mix of urban and rural areas.
Jefferson is the central county in the MSA, containing Birmingham, the largest city in the metropolitan area and in the state.  Located here are the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the Alabama Ballet, the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and the Birmingham Zoo, the largest zoo in a nine-state area.
www.ksg.harvard.edu /saguaro/communitysurvey/al2.html   (1070 words)

  
 Birmingham
Birmingham is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the UK, with a large population from the Caribbean, Indian sub-continent and from Ireland: according to the 2001 census, 29.7% of the population of Birmingham is non-white.
Birmingham was originally a small village, but by the 1300s had become the third largest town in Warwickshire, after Warwick and Coventry.
Birmingham's other city- centre music venues include The National Indoor Arena (NIA), CBSO Centre, Adrian Boult Hall (ABH) at Birmingham Conservatoire and the Birmingham Town Hall, which played host to many classical and popular music performances from the late 1800s, but which is currently closed for refurbishment.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/birmingham.html   (3302 words)

  
 Birmingham Area Information
Birmingham is a mid-sized city in the heart of one of the largest urban regions in the South.
In the metro area, 73% of the population are high school graduates while 43% of the population has a post-high school education.
As the area's largest employer, the University of Alabama at Birmingham contributes to the economic impact of higher education with 15,833 employees, total annual budget of $1.1 billion and 15,850 students, UAB offers 140 undergraduate and graduate degrees.
www.home-info.net /birminghamareainfo/community.htm   (3732 words)

  
 U.S. Housing Market Conditions, First Quarter 2002: National Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The population of the 4-county Birmingham metropolitan area was 921,100 as of the 2000 census, an increase of approximately 81,000, or 9.6 percent, for the decade.
The unemployment rate in the Birmingham metropolitan area was 3.4 percent in February, considerably lower than the statewide rate of 5.4 percent.
Fueled by the growth in Shelby County, the area’s homeownership rate increased from 68.1 percent in 1990 to 70.8 percent in 2000 and again to a record 74.3 percent as of the fourth quarter of 2001.
www.huduser.org /periodicals/ushmc/spring2002/alabama.html   (652 words)

  
 BHS - Pastoral Ministries - Birmingham Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Birmingham area is also home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham Southern College, Samford University, University of Montevallo, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law, Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham Baptist Bible College, Easonian Baptist Seminary, Miles College and Falkner University.
For the historically inclined, Birmingham is home to the Alabama Mining Museum, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame honoring sports figures who were born or competed in Alabama, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Red Mountain Museum and the Southern Museum of Flight.
Birmingham's Shoal Creek Country Club is regarded as one of the top 15 golf courses in the country.
www.bhsala.com /pastoralMinistries/aboutBirmingham.asp   (805 words)

  
 Birmingham - Art History Online Reference and Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Birmingham has 35 miles (60 km) of canals within the city boundaries, of which most are navigable; the canals were once the lifeblood of the city's industries during the Industrial Revolution but are now used mainly for pleasure.
Birmingham suffered heavy bomb damage during World War II, and partly as a result of this the city-centre was extensively re-developed during the 1950s and 1960s with many concrete office buildings, ring-roads, and now much-derided pedestrian subways.
Birmingham is home to a wide variety of Asian eateries which have served the people of Birmingham since the 1950's, the Wing Yip food empire first began in the city and now has its headquarters in the Chinese Quarter along with many other fine oriental restaurants.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Birmingham   (7542 words)

  
 Social capital survey The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Additional Information: The Birmingham Metropolitan statistical area consists of four (4) counties: Jefferson, Shelby, Blount and St. Clair, located in a region of hills and valleys that crosses the north central part of Alabama within the foothills of the Appalachian Mountain range.
Jefferson is the central county in the MSA, containing Birmingham, the largest city in the metropolitan area and in the state.
Unique features: The Birmingham metropolitan area that includes Jefferson and Shelby counties, from which this sample was taken, has a sizable African American population, so the sample consists of 2.5 times the percentage of fls in the Social Capital sample of 30,000 people that includes both community and national survey respondents.
www.foundationbirmingham.org /SocCapStats.htm   (575 words)

  
 Burr & Forman LLP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Birmingham International Airport is easily accessible to the city and metropolitan area.
The Birmingham Museum of Art is the city's best-known museum, with an impressive permanent collection and local and national exhibits.
Birmingham is headquarters city of the Southeastern Conference, one of the nation's leading collegiate athletic conferences.
www.burr.com /join_living_birmingham.shtml   (813 words)

  
 West Midlands (county)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The area of the county is sometimes described as the "West Midlands metropolitan area" or the "West Midlands conurbation".
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, the Black Country and Solihull together form the largest conurbation in the UK outside London, with a combined population of around 2.28 million.
Birmingham and Coventry were traditionally in Warwickshire; Wolverhampton and most of the Black Country were in Staffordshire and some of the Black Country was in Worcestershire, many of these were administered as county boroughs.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/W/West-Midlands-(county).htm   (609 words)

  
 A History and Overview of Birmingham
Found throughout the area are historical markers commemorating the civil rights actions of the 60's as well as an impressive and widely-acclaimed Civil Rights Institute - - which every visitor to Birmingham should include on his or her itinerary.
An area known as "Five Points South" is generally recognized as a "night life" area because it is home to a number of bars and restaurants.
Predominant in the area are tall longleaf southern pines seen throughout much of the south and a source of raw material for pulp and paper mills located widely about the south.
www.bhamonline.com /history.htm   (1054 words)

  
 Birmingham @ SouthEastRoads.com
The city population is deceptive at 242,820, as most residents of the metropolitan area reside outside the city limits (bringing a metro tally to over 800,000).
Lost in the Interstate shuffle is U.S. This highway enters the metropolitan area on an overlap with Interstate 20, 59, and Alabama 5 from Exit 97 northward to Exit 108.
As far as the Birmingham metropolitan area is concerned, U.S. 280 is the avenue of which suburban sprawl is traveling.
southeastroads.com /birmingham.html   (2338 words)

  
 Birmingham Alabama Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The economic heart of the Heart of Dixie, the four-century Birmingham Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) anchors the business and cultural life of the state of Alabama with the state's most populous city.
With a 1992 census estimated population of 858,531, the Birmingham MSA ranks as the 54th largest metropolitan area in the nation.
Birmingham's largest private employers are representative of the economic diversification of the area.
www.home-scan.com /area/community.htm   (260 words)

  
 Birmingham: Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With a greater metropolitan population of nearly 1 million, Birmingham has taken rank among the top economic and cultural urban centers of the Southeast.
Birmingham, the county seat, is one of 33 separately incorporated municipalities in Jefferson County.
The Birmingham metropolitan area has over 1,300 churches, and church membership is held by approximately 60 percent of the population
www.uab.edu /uasom/mstp/birmingham.html   (226 words)

  
 Alabama's Metropolitan Areas:
Birmingham enhanced its position as the financial center of the state, with the addition of about 1,300 jobs in finance, insurance, and real estate.
The Dothan Metropolitan Area continued to build on its strength as a regional center for employment and trade in 1998.
The Florence Metropolitan Area faced problems in 1998 in its manufacturing sector that were only partially offset by growth in other areas of its economy.
cber.cba.ua.edu /rbriefs/abjan_msa.html   (1215 words)

  
 Relocation information, Birmingham Alabama Guide To Real Estate
Diverse, robust, and growing, Birmingham was incorporated in 1871 with a population of 1,200.
The Birmingham area is the only spot on earth where the three basic ingredients for making steel are found naturally in abundance in close proximity.
The economic heart of the Heart of Dixie, the four-county Birmingham metropolitan statistical area anchors the business and cultural life of the state of Alabama with the state's most populous county, Jefferson, and the fastest growing county, Shelby.
www.home-info.net /relocating.htm   (312 words)

  
 Alabama @ SouthEastRoads.com - Interstate 65 Northbound - Prattville to Huntsville
Chilton County 28 stems from this junction eastward to the Lake Mitchell area.
This interchange is one of the most heavily traveled locations in the metropolitan area, and it arguably one of the busiest in the state.
Birmingham boasts 242,820 citizens within its city limits, but that number is misleading, at the metropolitan area population totals near 800,000.
southeastroads.com /i-065c_al.html   (2836 words)

  
 Baptist Health System - Residency Programs - Birmingham
The Birmingham area is also home to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham-Southern College, Samford University, University of Montevallo, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law, Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham Baptist Bible College, Easonian Baptist Seminary, Miles College and Falkner University.
Birmingham was founded as a “steel town,” the “Pittsburgh of the South.” And while steel still plays an important role in the city’s economy, it is healing that has been taken to a higher level.
Birmingham is also headquarters of the Southeastern Conference, the premier athletic league in NCAA sports.
www.bhsala.com /residencyPrograms/birmingham.asp   (871 words)

  
 Vulcan Park - Exhibits Tour
Explores the reason for Birmingham's foundation and what characterized its industry by looking at three aspects of its early days: the ingredients necessary for the industry, the workers who made the industry possible, and life beyond the workplace.
Illustrates Birmingham's transition from "an old cornfield" in 1871 to a city distinguished by its rapid growth of industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, beginning with steel production and leading into the development of Birmingham's metropolitan area and infrastructure.
As visitors overlook the city as it is today they are reminded that Birmingham is a vital, modern metropolitan area with a high quality of life and a diverse, growing economy.
www.vulcanpark.org /exhibit-tour.html   (369 words)

  
 City of Birmingham-About Birmingham   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The City of Birmingham, Alabama, is a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama.
Birmingham is the largest city in the state with a population currently estimated at 242,820, and a metro population of 1,079,089.
GOVERNMENT: Birmingham, the county seat, is one of 33 separately incorporated municipalities in Jefferson County.
www.informationbirmingham.com /about.htm   (214 words)

  
 area schools
An urban university with about 16,000 students, the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers numerous undergraduate and graduate degrees, and a medical school judged to be among the finest in the nation.
Other area two year schools in the metropolitan area include Walker County (enrollment: 1,000) in Jasper; and Bevill State Community College (enrollment: 1,400) in Sumiton.
The four-year Southeastern Bible College, which prepares approximately 150 students for the ministry, is one of the area's religious institutions.
www.home-scan.com /area_schools.htm   (496 words)

  
 Birmingham
Birmingham is a great place to live an active, exciting life no matter what your age.
Birmingham is "sweet home Alabama" nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Birmingham combines the friendly ambience of a small Southern town with the convenience of a major metropolitan area.
Birmingham has the best of everything that Alabama has to offer from education to healthcare and from recreation to business.
www.alabamaadvantage.com /birmingham.html   (143 words)

  
 Tech Birmingham Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
BIRMINGHAM - It’s almost unthinkable, but should Iraqi biological and chemical weapons be used on American soil, one U.S. city is well prepared to react and contain such an emergency.
In the Birmingham, Alabama, metropolitan area, the LifeTrac™ Bio/Chem Alert system has been in operation since last summer.
LifeTrac Bio/Chem Alert has been in operation since last June in the Birmingham, Alabama metropolitan area, which covers six counties and 13 emergency medical departments, serving a population of 1 million people.
www.techbirmingham.org /inews/View_Press_Release.asp?Id=49&SelYear=2003   (519 words)

  
 BIRMINGHAM CHINESE ASSOCIATION BYLAWS
To encourage constructive spirit and fellowship among the Chinese community in the Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama.
To engage to any other lawful activities; except the BCA shall not carry on any activities not to be carried on by a corporation except from federal income tax under Section 501©(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (or any successor provision of said code).
Any action required to be, or any other action which may be, taken at a meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing setting forth the action to be taken shall be signed by a majority of the membership.
www.birminghamchinese.org /bylaws.html   (1622 words)

  
 General Scholarships and Awards
Birmingham Racing Commission Scholarship: This renewable award, valued at $2,500 per year, is reserved for entering freshmen and is based on academic achievement.
Goodfellow Scholarship: This renewable award, valued at $2,000 per year, is awarded to an entering freshman from the Birmingham metropolitan area.
Crawford T. and Virginia Johnson Scholarship: This renewable award, valued at $1,000 per year, is reserved for currently enrolled UAB students from the Birmingham metropolitan area.
main.uab.edu /show.asp?durki=38644   (943 words)

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