Editing Irondale, Alabama

{{Short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Irondale
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|image_skyline            = Irondale Cafe; Irondale, Alabama.JPG
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = The Irondale Cafe
|image_flag               = Flag of Irondale, Alabama.png
|image_seal               = Seal of Irondale, Alabama.png
|image_map                = File:Jefferson County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Irondale Highlighted 0137864.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Irondale in Jefferson County, Alabama.
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson]]
|government_type          = Mayor-Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = James D. Stewart, Jr.
|established_date         = October 19, 1887
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_sq_mi         = 17.48
|area_land_sq_mi          = 17.32
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.17
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 925
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 13497
|population_metro         = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 779.50
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|31|55|N|86|41|13|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 35210
|area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205 & 659]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-37864
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2404765<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404765}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://cityofirondaleal.gov/}}
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 45.28
|area_land_km2 = 44.85
|area_water_km2 = 0.44
|population_density_km2 = 300.96
}}

'''Irondale''' is a city in [[Jefferson County, Alabama|Jefferson County]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. It is a suburb of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], northeast of [[Homewood, Alabama|Homewood]] and [[Mountain Brook, Alabama|Mountain Brook]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 13,497.

The city is the site of Catholic radio/television broadcaster [[Eternal Word Television Network]], or (EWTN). The city's annual Whistle-Stop Festival attracts thousands to its eclectic mix of art, food and music.

==History==
On October 5, 1887, the people of Irondale petitioned for incorporation. The town incorporated as Irondale (after Irondale Furnace) on October 19, 1887, following a vote on October 17, 1887.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3208 | title=Irondale }}</ref> In 1891, [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]], the oldest restaurant in Alabama, was founded in Irondale.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGough |first=Crystal |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Brian Kemp purchases Golden Rule |url=https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2023/03/28/brian-kemp-purchases-golden-rule/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=The Trussville Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

The [[1916 Irondale earthquake]], magnitude 5.1, caused some damage in the area, and was felt in neighboring states.

In 1981, [[Mother Angelica]] founded the [[Eternal Word Television Network]], after starting operations in a garage.

On August 25, 2020, Irondale voters elected James D. Stewart, Jr. as the first black mayor in the city's history.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 Irondale, AL Mayor Election Results|url=https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/alabama-elections/2020-alabama-elections/2020-irondale-al-mayor-election/|access-date=September 5, 2020|website=Bama Politics|date=August 27, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.0|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|9.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.11% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 525
|1910= 572
|1920= 809
|1930= 1517
|1940= 1486
|1950= 1876
|1960= 3501
|1970= 3166
|1980= 6510
|1990= 9454
|2000= 9813
|2010= 12349
|2020= 13497
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 10, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|archive-date=April 26, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Irondale racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0137864&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|7,183
|53.22%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|4,032
|29.87%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|16
|0.12%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|211
|1.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|4
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|486
|3.6%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,565
|11.6%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 13,497 people, 5,161 households, and 3,022 families residing in the city.

===2010 census===
According to the 2010 census results, the population of the area was approximately 12,349 people. From 2000 to 2010, Irondale's population growth percentage was 25.8% (or from 9,813 people to 12,349 people). 23.1% of the Irondale city residents were under 18 years of age. Census 2010 race data for Irondale city include the racial breakdown percentages of 56.33% white, 35.38% black, 1.43% Asian and 7.78% Hispanic.  Also, there were 5,495 housing units in Irondale city, 92.5% of which were occupied housing units.

==Education==
Irondale is served by [[Jefferson County Board of Education (Alabama)|Jefferson County Board of Education]] and is home to [[Shades Valley High School]], Grantswood Community School, Irondale Community School, Irondale Middle School, Shades Valley Theatre Academy, Jefferson Christian Academy, and the [[Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School]].

==Notable people==
* [[Fannie Flagg]], author of best-selling 1987 novel ''[[Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe]]'', used Irondale is the location of the Irondale Cafe.
* [[Marion Hobby]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive line coach

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=175px>
File:Irondale, AL Municipal Complex.JPG|Irondale Municipal Complex
File:Irondale, AL Public Library.JPG|Irondale Public Library
File:EWTN studio.jpg|The studio of the [[Eternal Word Television Network]] (EWTN).
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cityofirondaleal.gov/ City of Irondale]
*[https://www.irondalelibrary.org/ Irondale Public Library]
*[https://irondalecoc.com/ Irondale Chamber of Commerce]
*[https://library.municode.com/al/irondale/codes/code_of_ordinances Irondale Code of Ordinances]

{{Jefferson County, Alabama}}

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[[Category:Cities in Alabama]]
[[Category:Cities in Jefferson County, Alabama]]
[[Category:Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama]]