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Bessemer, Alabama

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The 2000 Census showed that Bessemer had a population of 29,672 people ^<1>. This represents 0.67% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 12th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	28,542	-3.81%	-0.37% since 2007
2007	28,649	-3.45%	-0.81% since 2006
2006	28,884	-2.66%	-0.6% since 2005
2005	29,058	-2.07%	-0.81% since 2004
2004	29,294	-1.27%	-1.33% since 2003
2003	29,688
2002	29,608	-0.22%	-0.84% since 2001
2001	29,858	+0.63%	+0.63% since 2000
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2000	29,672	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
9	Auburn	SE	100 mi [160.9 km]	56,088	30.48% increase
10	Gadsden	NE	70 mi [112.7 km]	36,816	5.55% decrease
11	Florence	N	108 mi [173.8 km]	37,877	4.45% increase
-12-	Bessemer			28,542	3.81% decrease
13	Madison	N	93 mi [149.7 km]	38,714	32% increase
14	Prichard	S	191 mi [307.4 km]	27,662	3.39% decrease
15	Phenix City	SE	129 mi [207.6 km]	31,125	10.12% increase

Bessemer had 12,790 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bessemer has an area ^<4> of 40.7 square miles [105.4 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Bessemer had a 2000 population density of 728 people per square mile [281.5 people/km²], making it the state's 64th most densely populated area.

Jefferson County

The city of Bessemer is located in Jefferson County.

The county had a population of 662,192 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 29,672 people, Bessemer contained 4.48% of the Jefferson County total.

In addition, where the community of Bessemer has a population density of 728 people per square mile [281.5 people/km²], Jefferson County averages 595 people per square mile [229.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bessemer and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bessemer. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	49,834	2.54% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	9	151,063	7.96% increase
15 mi [24 km]	21	515,044	3.57% increase
20 mi [32 km]	35	571,689	3.48% increase
25 mi [40 km]	41	604,751	5.11% increase
30 mi [48 km]	52	654,294	6.2% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bessemer. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bessemer, it also contains a comparison between Bessemer and the state of Alabama.

Click here for the Bessemer QuickFact (QF-0105980).

A Census Quickfact is available for Jefferson County (QF-01073).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jefferson County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Bibb	QF-01007	SW	21,629	8.49% increase
Blount	QF-01009	NE	57,441	12.24% increase
Saint Clair	QF-01115	E	79,837	22.68% increase
Shelby	QF-01117	SE	187,784	29.94% increase
Tuscaloosa	QF-01125	SW	179,448	8.63% increase
Walker	QF-01127	NW	68,970	2.42% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bessemer:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	073 (Jefferson County)
	Place Code:	05980 (Bessemer)

	State & County Code:	01073 (Alabama/Jefferson County)

	State & Place Code:	0105980 (Alabama/Bessemer)

Bessemer is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bessemer.

The Commemorative
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bessemer and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bessemer. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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