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$30,284
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Bessemer, AL - History
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Welcome to the Bessemer Home page. The Bessemer Home page provides as much information as possible on Bessemer. Knowing Bessemer’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Bessemer’s Home page, you will also find Bessemer’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Bessemer has a population of 26063. 45.9% of Bessemer’s inhabitants are Male, and 54.1 are female. 28.9% of Bessemer is married and 52.9% own their own home. The Average Home price is $104,012, and the average rent is $764. Household median income in Bessemer is $30,284, and the individual median income is $19,674. Bessemer’s Ethnic is the following: Black(72.7%), White(22.1%), Hispanic(4.3%), Other(2.7%), Multiple(2.1%), Asian(0.2%), Native(0.2%).
The town was founded in the postbellum era by the Bessemer Land and Improvement Company, named after Henry Bessemer and owned by coal magnate Henry F. DeBardeleben. He had inherited Daniel Pratt's investments. The mayor and councilmen voted to incorporate the city of Bessemer on September 9, 1887. Located 16 miles southwest of Birmingham, Bessemer grew rapidly and its promoters believed that it might overtake the other city in economic power. Given the iron ore, coal and limestone deposits in the area, the city became a center of steelmaking from about 1890 through the 20th century.
It attracted rural migrants from across the South, as well as European immigrants. By the 1950s, the city was majority African American in population.The industry went through considerable restructuring in the late 20th century, and jobs moved out of the area. Steel is no longer made there.
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