Hueytown, Alabama
| Hueytown - City of Champions | |
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| City | |
 Location in Jefferson County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.43778°N 86.99750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Jefferson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.6 sq mi (30.1 km2) |
| • Land |
11.6 sq mi (30.1
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| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 15,866 |
| • Density | 1,324.5/sq mi (510.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 35022-35023 |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| FIPS code | 01-36448 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0158850 |
| Website | http://hueytownal.org/ |
11.6 sq mi (30.1
Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area. At the 2010 census the population was 16,105.
It was the home of the legendary NASCAR Alabama Gang. It also made international headlines in 1992 with the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise believed to be related to large ventilation fans for an underground coal mine in the area.
The northern area of this city was damaged by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011.
This city is located at 33°26′16″N 86°59′51″W / 33.43778°N 86.99750°W (33.437709, -86.997579).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30 km2), of which 11.6 square miles (30 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.17%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,364 people, 6,155 households, and 4,517 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,323.7 people per square mile (510.9/km²). There were 6,519 housing units at an average density of 561.7 per square mile (216.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.81% White, 15.49% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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