Assisted Living in Birmingham, AL

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Facts about Birmingham

Birmingham is also known as: Shelby County / Birmingham city.

Birmingham has been featured in movies like: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006), Murderball (2005), Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), and Courting Condi (2008).

And some of the notable people born here have been: Condoleezza Rice (politician and political scientist), Amber Benson (film director and actor), Taylor Hicks (singer and author), Carl Lewis (actor and track and field athlete), Roy Wood, and Jr. (comedian and disc jockey).

Birmingham is home to the following sports teams: Birmingham Bulls, Birmingham South Stars, and UAB Blazers football.

Popular neighborhoods in Birmingham include: Avondale, Forest Park, Glen Iris, Eastwood, Sun Valley, Five Points South, Huffman, Mason City, Roebuck, Inglenook, Sherman Heights, Jones Valley, East Thomas, Oak Ridge Park, Norwood, Green Acres, Roosevelt, Woodlawn, Wahouma, and North Birmingham.

And featured attractions of Birmingham: Sloss Furnaces, Bartow Arena, Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, University of Alabama School of Medicine, and Red Mountain.

Birmingham is represented by Mayor William A. Bell.

Birmingham one of three main campuses of the University of Alabama System. It is also home to three private institutions: Samford University, Birmingham-Southern College, and Miles College. Between these colleges and universities, the Birmingham area has major colleges of medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, law, engineering, and nursing. The city has three of the state's five law schools: Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham School of Law, and Miles Law School. Birmingham is also the headquarters of the Southeastern Conference, one of the major U.S. collegiate athletic conferences.

Population shifts in Birmingham