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City Overview
Known throughout the Deep South as "The Magic City," bustling Birmingham prides itself on retaining the charm and graciousness of a true Southern city, while celebrating its diversity by acknowledging its sometimes-controversial history. The culmination... More
City Facts
- Founded: 1871 (chartered 1864)
- Head Official: Mayor Bernard Kincaid (since 2000) Past Mayors
- City Population
- 1980: 284,413
- 1990: 265,347
- 2000: 242,820
- 2003 estimate: 236,620
- Percent change, 1990–2000: –8.7%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 50th
- U.S. rank in 1990: 60th (State rank: 1st)
- U.S. rank in 2000: 82nd (State rank: 1st)
- Metropolitan Area Population
- 1980: 815,000
- 1990: 839,945
- 2000: 921,106
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.6%
- U.S. rank in 1980: 42nd
- U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported
- U.S. rank in 2000: 54th
- Area: 151.95 square miles (2000)
- Elevation: Average 620 feet above sea level
- Average Annual Temperature: 62.5° F
- Average Annual Precipitation: 52.16 inches of rain; 2.1 inches of snow
- Major Economic Sectors: services, wholesale and retail trade, government
- Unemployment rate: 4.3% (November 2004)
- Per Capita Income: $15,663 (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 21,265
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Local & State Government
Birmingham has a strong-mayor variant mayor-council form of government, lead by a mayor and a nine-member city council. The current system replaced the previous city commission government in 1962 (primarily as a way to remove Commissioner of Public Safety Eugene "Bull" Connor from power).
By Alabama law, an issue before a city council must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote (Act No. 452, Ala. Acts 1955, as supplemented by Act No. 294, Ala. Acts 1965.). Executive powers are held entirely by the mayor's office. The current mayor of Birmingham is Bernard Kincaid, who was voted into office in 1999.
List of Birmingham, Alabama Mayor’s
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