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Kimberly, AL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Kimberly  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Kimberly Home page. The Kimberly Home page provides as much information as possible on Kimberly. Knowing Kimberly’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Kimberly’s Home page, you will also find Kimberly’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Kimberly has a population of 3551. 48.3% of Kimberly’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.7 are female. 67.2% of Kimberly is married and 94.4% own their own home. The Average Home price is $214,460, and the average rent is $878. Household median income in Kimberly is $93,772, and the individual median income is $46,216. Kimberly’s Ethnic is the following: White(91.4%), Black(3.6%), Asian(2.9%), Multiple(2.1%), Hispanic(0.2%).


The city of Kimberly developed around a stagecoach station built in the 1830s; it remained in service until 1865. At this time, the settlement was known as Kennelsville. The city then became known as Jefferson, probably after the nearby Old Jefferson coal mine, until the late 1880s. In 1888, the town's post office was relocated to nearby Morris.


In 1905, the town voted to change its name to Kimberly because another Alabama town had already claimed the name Jefferson. The town had a population of around 900 by 1910. Local coal mines were primary employers in Kimberly and were active through the 1940s, gradually closing down during the 1950s.


Another significant employer in Kimberly was the Dixie Firebrick Company, founded in the 1930s; it was later bought out by A.P. Green Refractories Company. This facility shut down sometime in the mid-1970s. The city officially incorporated in 1952. Many city records and history were lost in a fire at the city hall in 1989.


Beginning June 29, 2011, due to the population increasing from 1,801 persons in 2000 to 2,711 in 2010, the town began operating as a city, per Alabama law.


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