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Brookside is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama. It was formerly a mining town, settled by East European immigrants. It has a total area of 6.0 square miles, all of which is land. The town was incorporated in 1898.
The mine originally located here was operated and owned by Coalburg Coal and Coke Company. It was established in 1886, and was purchased a year later by the Sloss Iron and Steel Company, to feed the blast funaces of their factories in Birmingham, Alabama. To make over the shortfall os skilled labour, a number of Czechoslovakian immigrants and their families settled close to the mines. While the factory itself shut down post the 1920 Alabama coal strike, the town still retains a distinctly East European flavor. It has a Russian Orthodox church that still holds services, and an annual "Russian Food Festival" is held here. Tourists come to the festival to sample Russian food and see traditional Slavic and Russian dances.
Brookside's cost of living is 14.20% lower than the country average, making living here comparatively cheaper. The closest hospital is the Medical West (an affiliate of the UAB health system), located about 7 miles away in Bessemer.
Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
SEX AND AGE | ||||
Total population | 1,252 | ±325 | 1,252% | (x) |
Male | 655 | ±177 | 52% | ±5 |
Female | 597 | ±167 | 48% | ±5 |
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 110 | ±20 | (x) | (x) |
Under 5 years | 32 | ±32 | 3% | ±2 |
5 to 9 years | 75 | ±61 | 6% | ±4 |
10 to 14 years | 81 | ±44 | 7% | ±3 |
15 to 19 years | 42 | ±32 | 3% | ±2 |
20 to 24 years | 143 | ±92 | 11% | ±6 |
25 to 34 years | 169 | ±100 | 14% | ±7 |
35 to 44 years | 84 | ±49 | 7% | ±4 |
45 to 54 years | 234 | ±89 | 19% | ±6 |
55 to 59 years | 140 | ±80 | 11% | ±6 |
60 to 64 years | 88 | ±71 | 7% | ±5 |
65 to 74 years | 122 | ±53 | 10% | ±5 |
75 to 84 years | 38 | ±29 | 3% | ±2 |
85 years and over | 4 | ±5 | 0% | ±1 |
Median age (years) | 45 | ±10 | (x) | (x) |
Under 18 years | 194 | ±103 | 16% | ±7 |
16 years and over | 1,064 | ±279 | 85% | ±7 |
18 years and over | 1,058 | ±277 | 85% | ±7 |
21 years and over | 978 | ±251 | 78% | ±7 |
62 years and over | 220 | ±90 | 18% | ±7 |
65 years and over | 164 | ±60 | 13% | ±5 |
18 years and over | 1,058 | ±277 | 1,058% | (x) |
Male | 574 | ±163 | 54% | ±4 |
Female | 484 | ±129 | 46% | ±4 |
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 119 | ±20 | (x) | (x) |
65 years and over | 164 | ±60 | 164 | (x) |
Male | 69 | ±33 | 42% | ±14 |
Female | 95 | ±43 | 58% | ±14 |
Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 73 | ±43 | (x) | (x) |
RACE | ||||
Total population | 1,252 | ±325 | 1,252% | (x) |
One race | 1,238 | ±324 | 99% | ±2 |
Two or more races | 14 | ±23 | 1% | ±2 |
One race | 1,238 | ±324 | 99% | ±2 |
White | 825 | ±269 | 66% | ±12 |
Black or African American | 413 | ±173 | 33% | ±11 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Cherokee tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Asian Indian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Chinese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Filipino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Japanese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Korean | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Vietnamese | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Other Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Chamorro | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Samoan | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Two or more races | 14 | ±23 | 1% | ±2 |
White and Black or African American | 14 | ±23 | 1% | ±2 |
White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
White and Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races | ||||
Total population | 1,252 | ±325 | 1,252% | (x) |
White | 839 | ±269 | 67% | ±11 |
Black or African American | 427 | ±176 | 34% | ±12 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Asian | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE | ||||
Total population | 1,252 | ±325 | 1,252% | (x) |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Mexican | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Puerto Rican | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Cuban | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Other Hispanic or Latino | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 1,252 | ±325 | 100 | ±3 |
White alone | 825 | ±269 | 66% | ±12 |
Black or African American alone | 413 | ±173 | 33% | ±11 |
American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Asian alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Some other race alone | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Two or more races | 14 | ±23 | 1% | ±2 |
Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±13 | 0% | ±3 |
Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 14 | ±23 | 1% | ±2 |
Total housing units | 543 | ±117 | (x) | (x) |
CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION | ||||
Citizen, 18 and over population | 1,058 | ±277 | 1,058% | (x) |
Male | 574 | ±163 | 54% | ±4 |
Female | 484 | ±129 | 46% | ±4 |