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Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer, Alabama | |
|---|---|
 Jefferson County Courthouse in Bessemer | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: The Marvel City | |
 Location of Bessemer in Jefferson County, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′2.03″N 86°57′33.08″W / 33.4005639°N 86.9591889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Incorporated | August 27, 1887[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenneth E. Gulley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.74 sq mi (105.51 km2) |
| • Land | 40.53 sq mi (104.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,019 |
| • Estimate (2022)[5] | 25,264 |
| • Density | 626.0/sq mi (241.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 35020, 35021, 35022, 35023, 35111 |
| Area code(s) | 205 and 659 |
| FIPS code | 01-05980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403864[3] |
| Sales tax | 10.0%[6] |
| Website | bessemeral.org |
Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census.[4] It is within the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bessemer, Alabama
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bessemer (AL) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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