Hoover, Alabama

Hoover, Alabama
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Location of Hoover in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama
Location of Hoover in Jefferson County and Shelby County, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°23′11″N 86°48′18″W / 33.38639°N 86.80500°W / 33.38639; -86.80500
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountiesJefferson, Shelby
Settled1853[1]
Founded1954[2]
IncorporatedApril 28, 1967
IncorporatedMay 18, 1967[3]
Named forWilliam H. Hoover
Government
 • MayorFrank V. Brocato (R)
 • City CouncilCurt Posey
Sam Swiney
John Lyda
Khristi Driver
Derrick Murphy
Casey Middlebrooks
Steve McClinton
Area
 • City50.326 sq mi (130.344 km2)
 • Land49.354 sq mi (127.827 km2)
 • Water0.972 sq mi (2.518 km2)
Elevation495 ft (151 m)
Population
 • City92,606
 • Estimate 
(2022)[7]
92,435
 • RankUS: 367th
AL: 6th
 • Density1,874/sq mi (723.5/km2)
 • Urban
774,956 (US: 58th)
 • Urban density1,522/sq mi (587.5/km2)
 • Metro
1,181,196 (US: 47th)
 • Metro density248.8/sq mi (96.07/km2)
 • Combined
1,362,731 (US: 43rd)
 • Combined density200.3/sq mi (77.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
35022, 35080, 35124, 35142, 35216, 35222, 35226, 35236, 35242, 35244
Area code(s)205 and 659
FIPS code01-35896
GNIS feature ID2404725[5]
Websitehooveralabama.gov

Hoover is a city in the Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. Hoover is the largest suburban city in Alabama and the 6th largest city in Alabama. The population was 92,606 at the 2020 census.[6] Hoover is part of the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and is also included in the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area.[8] Hoover's territory is along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Birmingham Barons Minor League Baseball team, which traces its history to 1885, played its home games at the 10,800-seat Hoover Metropolitan Stadium from 1988 through 2013, when it moved to Regions Field in the Parkside District of Birmingham.

  1. ^ Vadie Honea. "A History of Hoover". City of Hoover, AL. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2007.
  2. ^ "Patch Call: Hoover, Alabama, Police Department". FBI. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Municipalities of Alabama Incorporation Dates" (PDF). Alabama League of Municipalities. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  5. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hoover, Alabama
  6. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 23-01, Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). United States Office of Management and Budget. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.