Homewood

Homewood, Alabama
Bird's-eye view of the Samford University campus
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 33°28′6″N 86°48′29″W / 33.46833°N 86.80806°W / 33.46833; -86.80806
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Jefferson
Area
- Total	8.3 sq mi (21.5 km2)
- Land	8.3 sq mi (21.5 km2)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	666 ft (203 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	25,043
- Density	3,017.2/sq mi (1,164.8/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	35209, 35219, 35259
Area code(s)	205
FIPS code	01-35800
GNIS feature ID	0120316
Website	http://www.homewoodal.net/

Homewood is a city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is a suburb of Birmingham, located on the other side of Red Mountain due south of the city center. It has one of the highest population densities in Alabama.^{[citation needed]} As of 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 23,963.^[1]

Geography

It is located at 33°28′6″N 86°48′29″W / 33.46833°N 86.80806°W / 33.46833; -86.80806 (33.468306, -86.808146)^[2].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 25,043 people, 10,688 households, and 5,878 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,014.7 people per square mile (1,163.6/km²). There were 11,494 housing units at an average density of 1,383.6/sq mi (534.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.75% White- or Caucasian American, 15.30% Black or African-American, 0.20% Native American, 2.57% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.00% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 2.80% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,688 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.0% were non-families. 36.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 17.8% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,431, and the median income for a family was $70,256. Males had a median income of $40,969 versus $34,694 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,491. About 4.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

• Homewood High School
• Homewood Middle School
• Hall Kent Elementary School
• Shades Cahaba Elementary School
• Edgewood Elementary School
• John Carroll Catholic High School
• Samford University
• Virginia College (Palisades Branch)

The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band^[4] participated in the 2006 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the seventh time it has performed in the parade, more than any other band outside of the New York City area. The band also participated in the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade, in Pasadena, California. This was the third time that this band has performed in this parade, which is more than any other band in the state of Alabama.

Parks

• Patriot Park
• Homewood Park
• West Homewood Park
• Woodland Park
• Overton Park

Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (April 2008)

• Homewood is a sister city to Homewood, Illinois.
• Homewood is the home of Children's Author and Poet Charles Ghigna.
• Homewood was home to fictional character Aunt sister and many other characters from the "Southern Sisters Mysteries" by Pulitzer prize nominated author and poet Anne George.
• Homewood is home to the popular gay poster known as Token of TiderInsider fame.

See also

• Hollywood, Homewood, Alabama

References

External links

• Homewood, Alabama is at coordinates 33°28′06″N 86°48′29″W / 33.468306°N 86.808146°W / 33.468306; -86.808146 (Homewood, Alabama)Coordinates: 33°28′06″N 86°48′29″W / 33.468306°N 86.808146°W / 33.468306; -86.808146 (Homewood, Alabama)
• Official website of the City of Homewood
• Homewood Chamber of Commerce
• Homewood Fire Department
• Homewood Police Department
• Homewood Public Library

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