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The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
The town of County Line borders the town to the east. Trafford is 26 miles (42 km) north of downtown Birmingham. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km 2), all land. [4]
The Birmingham metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area in north central Alabama centered on Birmingham, Alabama, United States.. As of 2023, the federal government defines the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area as consisting of seven counties (Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker) centered on Birmingham. [2]
Map of the United States with Alabama highlighted Unincorporated communities lacking elected municipal officers and boundaries with legal status, but are not classified as Census-designated places (CDPs).
Birmingham is served by one major newspaper, The Birmingham News (circulation 150,346), which changed from daily to thrice-weekly publication on October 1, 2012. The Birmingham News ' Wednesday edition features six sub regional sections named East, Hoover, North, Shelby, South, and West that cover news stories from those areas. The newspaper ...
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA , encompassing the area around the state's largest city, Birmingham .
In southern Jefferson County, the route reaches Hoover. At this point, the route crosses Interstate 459 - a partial beltway around Birmingham. In Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham, the route crosses Interstate 65 yet again, its last crossing in the county. Snaking up to Homewood, another suburb of Birmingham, the route reaches U.S. Route 280.
SR 139 north – Randolph, Birmingham: Northern terminus of SR 139: 51.935: 83.581: SR 22 Truck west (Foshee Avenue) – truck route to SR 139: Eastern terminus of SR 22 Truck 54.672: 87.986: SR 191 north – Jemison, Birmingham: Southern terminus of SR 191: Clanton: 66.717: 107.371: US 31 north (7th Street/SR 3) / SR 145 north (4th Avenue ...