- Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area
The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area composed of 7 counties in central
Alabama . The area is also part of theBirmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA . The population of the metro area as of the 2007 census estimate was 1,108,210. It is the 48th largest metropolitan area in the United States according to the 2000 census.List of Counties
*Bibb
*Blount
*Chilton
*Jefferson
*St. Clair
*Shelby
*WalkerCounty Seats
*Bibb: Centreville
*Blount: Oneonta
*Chilton: Clanton
*Jefferson: Birmingham
*St. Clair: Ashville
*Shelby: Columbiana
*Walker: JasperPrimary Cities
Suburbs with more than 10,000 inhabitants
*Alabaster
*Bessemer
*Center Point
*Fairfield
*Homewood
*Helena
*Hueytown
*Jasper
*Leeds
*Moody
*Mountain Brook
*Pelham
*Pell City
*Vestavia HillsNatural Facilities
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Oak Mountain State Park
*Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
*Talladega National Forest (Oakmulgee Division)Major Roads and Highways
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Interstate 65
*Interstate 20
*Interstate 59
*Interstate 459
*US Highway 280
*US Highway 31
*US Highway 78Rivers
*Cahaba
*Black Warrior
*Coosa
*Locust Fork
*Mulberry Fork
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