Birmingham is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the United States. The Birmingham Metropolitan Area, made up by 33 municipalities, has a population of about 1,198,932. Greater Birmingham contains roughly one quarter of the population of Alabama.
Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the American Civil War, as an industrial enterprise. It was named after Birmingham, one of the UK's major industrial cities. While The Iron and Steel industry that Birmingham was founded on are still Viable, during the 70's, it diversified to include other industries such as banking, insurance, medicine, publishing, and biotechnology. UAB Medical Center is Birmingham's largest employer employing around 50,000 people.
Birmingham is where I was born and raised. I now live about 30 miles from the city near the small town of Chelsea.
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