Bessemer, Alabama
suburb city of Birmingham, located in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Bessemer is a city in southwestern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a suburb of Birmingham near Hueytown. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census.[3]
Bessemer, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: The Marvel City | |
 Location of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 33°22′16″N 86°58′22″W / 33.3712426°N 86.9727247°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.56 sq mi (105.05 km2) |
| • Land | 40.35 sq mi (104.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,019 |
| • Density | 644.80/sq mi (248.96/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 35020-35023 |
| Area codes | 205 & 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-05980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403864[2] |
| Website | www |
Notable residents
change- Neil Bonnett, NASCAR driver
- Alex Bradford, composer, singer, arranger, and choir director
- Mildred Brown, journalist
- Earl Cochran Jr., NFL player
- Thornton Dial, African-American folk artist
- Virginia Hill, actress, mob courier and girlfriend of Bugsy Siegel
- Frank House, born in Bessemer, major league baseball player[4]
- Bo Jackson, NFL football and MLB baseball player
- Kerry Rhodes, NFL player
- Diana Ross, singer
- Demeco Ryans, NFL player
- Glenn Shadix, American actor
- Sun Ra, Avant-garde jazz musician and metaphysical progressive
- Tim Ward, philanthropist
- Corey White, NFL player
- Jack Whitten, abstract painter
- Andre Williams, singer and producer
References
change- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessemer, Alabama
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ↑ Reichler, Joseph L., ed. (1979) [1969]. The Baseball Encyclopedia (4th ed.). New York: Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 0-02-578970-8.
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