Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 25,079 in 2024. It is within the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan statistical area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Southeast
Bessemer
Jefferson County, AL
Population
25,890
Walk Score
67 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$879
Median home value
$118,600
Founded
1886
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Bessemer Historic District · listed 1992
- Downtown Bessemer Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Notable landmarks
- Canaan Baptist Church · listed 2005
- Dunbar High School · listed 2011
- McAdory, Thomas, House · listed 1972
- Owen Plantation House · listed 1976
- Owen, Dr. Thomas McAdory, House · listed 1982
- Southern Railway Terminal Station · listed 1973
- St. Peter Primitive Baptist Church
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