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The village of Birds is located in Lawrence County.

Birds is 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Birds lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Colorado, Georgia and Texas have communities that are also named Birds.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Birds had a population of 51 people<2> (or 0.33% of the total population of Lawrence County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Birds had a population of 49 people. This is a decrease of 3.92% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Birds.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
200849-3.92% 
200749-3.92%-2% since 2006
200650-1.96% 
200550-1.96% 
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200051The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bridgeport   SW10 mi [16.09 km]2,0853.83% decrease
 Lawrenceville   S7 mi [11.27 km]4,3827.65% decrease
 Oblong   NW17 mi [27.36 km]1,5233.61% decrease
 Palestine   N11 mi [17.7 km]1,3243.07% decrease
 Robinson   N12 mi [19.31 km]6,3696.64% decrease
 Saint Francisville   S17 mi [27.36 km]7284.08% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Birds.




Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Birds. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

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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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Birds:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Birds? Please visit the Map Page for Birds.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birds - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Birds.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Birds and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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