Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population is 1.2 million. Today, Birmingham ranks as one of the most important business centers in the Southeastern United States and is also one of the largest banking centers in the U.S. Birmingham has been recognized as the South's top city for income growth. Through the middle of the 20th century, Birmingham was the primary industrial center of the Southern United States. The astonishing pace of Birmingham's growth through the turn of the century, earned it the nicknames "The Magic City". Birmingham has also become a major medical research center and a regional banking and publishing power.  |
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