Hoover, Alabama
| Hoover, Alabama | |
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Riverchase Galleria
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 Location in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama |
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 Hoover, Alabama
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| Coordinates: 33°23′11″N 86°48′18″W / 33.38639°N 86.80500°WCoordinates: 33°23′11″N 86°48′18″W / 33.38639°N 86.80500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Counties | Jefferson, Shelby |
| Settled | 1850s |
| Incorporated (city) | April 28, 1967 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Frank V. Brocato |
| Area | |
| • City | 43.64 sq mi (113 km2) |
| • Land | 43.13 sq mi (111.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 577 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • City | 84,848 (US: 387th) |
| • Density | 1,967/sq mi (760/km2) |
| • Metro | 1,145,067 (US: 49th) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 35216, 35226, 35236, 35244 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-35896 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0120346 |
| Website | www |
Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. The largest suburb around Birmingham, the population of the city was 84,848 as of the 2015 US Census estimate. Hoover is part of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and is also included in the Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area. Hoover’s neighborhoods and planned communities are located along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.
Hoover is home to the Riverchase Galleria, one of the largest shopping centers in the Southeast and one of the largest mixed-use centers in the U.S. with 2.4 million square feet (222,967 m²) of total retail floor area. The Riverchase Galleria complex includes shopping, hotel and office space. 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 until the team began playing home games at the Regions Field in downtown Birmingham in April 2013. Michael Jordan's brief professional baseball career was with the Barons in 1994.
The City of Hoover was incorporated in 1967. It was named after William H. Hoover, a local insurance company owner. The area had been known as the Green Valley community since the 1930s and was mostly a residential community. In the late 1970s and early 1980s the city was still mostly residential with a small City Hall that included space for the police department. The annexation of the Riverchase business and residential community on September 8, 1980 provided a base of large office buildings and employers to the city. A significant change to the city occurred when Interstate I-459 was opened with a major interchange with Interstate I-65 within the city. The most dramatic change occurred in 1986 when the Riverchase Galleria shopping-hotel-office complex opened. This significantly increased the tax revenue for the city. It was the catalyst to bring new residents and businesses to the city. The city has grown extremely fast with annexations and new developments. The city now provides services from many large city facilities including a Municipal Center, a Library, and a Public Safety Center. Residents and businesses are drawn to the city because of the rolling hills and nice residential areas, schools, city services, shopping, and business communities. The city will likely continue to boom population wise; the population has risen significantly in Hoover from 2008 and is now 81,619 as of the 2010 Census.
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